South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived ...

South Korea retains capital punishment but has not executed a criminal since 1997. Amnesty International views the country as “abolitionist in practice” regarding capital punishment.

The decision has been welcomed by supporters of capital punishment after Taiwan's Constitutional Court last year ruled that its use is partially unconstitutional. South Korea’s Yoon Indicted on ...

By law in South Korea, the leader of a rebellion can face a life sentence or capital punishment. A protester holds images of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a rally demanding ...

By law in South Korea, the leader of a rebellion can face a life sentence or capital punishment. Yoon, a conservative, has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, describing his declaration of martial ...