Here's a political gambit that didn't work out: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol just got sentenced to life in prison for trying to impose martial law last year. The Seoul Central District Court found him guilty of rebellion and abuse of authority, wrapping up one of the most dramatic political collapses in recent South Korean history.
When Six Hours Changes Everything
The court determined that Yoon crossed a constitutional line when he mobilized military and police forces to surround parliament and physically block lawmakers from entering. The whole martial law episode lasted just six hours before legislators managed to overturn it, but those six hours were enough to trigger massive nationwide protests. Eleven days later, Yoon was impeached. By April, he was out of office entirely.
Prosecutors weren't messing around either. They had actually pushed for the death penalty, arguing that Yoon's emergency decree was designed to paralyze the National Assembly and overturn the constitutional order. Yoon apparently refused to show up for court questioning last year, which probably didn't help his case.
