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Court Rules South Korea's Impeached President Used North Korea Drone Flights to Justify Authoritarian Grab
NYT > World News·Saturday, 13 June 2026
A court ruled that former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached, had ordered drones to be flown over North Korea to stir up instability. The goal, the court found, was to manufacture a crisis that would justify his attempt to impose authoritarian rule in 2024. The ruling connects the drone flights directly to his failed martial law bid.
Why It Matters
This is a stark example of a democratic leader allegedly using manufactured military tension as a tool to seize more power — a warning about how fragile democracies can be.
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