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US Politics

A Betrayal of Democracy: The Alleged Plot to Provoke War for Power in South Korea

South Korean prosecutors allege former President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into military action to justify imposing martial law, in a brazen and shocking betrayal of democratic principles that endangered millions of lives for personal power.

Geopolitics

The Yoon Suk Yeol Verdict: Democratic Resilience Amidst Authoritarian Shadows in South Korea

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to impose martial law and obstructing arrest warrants against himself. This blatant abuse of power represents the dangerous authoritarian tendencies that threaten democratic institutions across the Global South, serving as a stark reminder that no leader is above the law.