A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024, a verdict underlining the country’s democratic foundations.

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    8 hours ago

    You mean there are countries where leaders aren’t sacred cows forever immune from the law?

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    ANOTHER COUNTRY showing the USA how to deal with criminals. The UK arrests a former Prince for Epstein involvement…and South Korea demonstrates how to deal properly with insurrection. The USA is no longer leading the world…we’re falling further and further behind. If you disagree, then you’re either blind or part of the problem.

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      The law applying to everyone is such a simple concept, I don’t know how the Untied States missed it. Even MAGA claim to believe the law should apply to everyone