Court set to rule on ex-President Yoon's drone infiltration charges this week

A court is set to deliver its verdict this week on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's charges of ordering drone incursions into Pyongyang during his tenure as a pretext to declare martial law, officials said Sunday.

The Seoul Central District Court will hold the hearing for Yoon on Friday on charges that include benefiting the enemy and abuse of authority, according to judicial officials.

Yoon is accused of ordering the South Korean military to fly drones over Pyongyang in October 2024 as a pretex ...