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Americans reacted to South Korea sentencing former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for an insurrection bid after he allegedly mobilized military and police to seize the National Assembly. The piece highlights social-media reactions and cross-border comparisons to U.S. politics, with readers debating accountability, the rule of law, and how such an outcome would be handled in the United States.
A former South Korean president was spared the death penalty in a martial-law-era trial, a development that signals the ongoing reckoning with abuses committed during that period and raises questions about accountability for past leaders.
Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted in a New York Federal District Court on charges related to drug trafficking and weapons possession, including conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and to use machine guns and "destructive devices." Hernández, who was once praised by former President Donald Trump for his efforts in combating drug trafficking, was arrested in February 2022 and has been found guilty in a trial that involved testimony from convicted drug dealers. The Justice Department described Hernández as being at the center of a large and violent drug-trafficking conspiracy, while the DEA Administrator stated that he worked "hand-in-hand" with the leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel to send drugs into American communities.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in New York of conspiring with drug traffickers and using his power to enable tons of cocaine to enter the U.S. He faces a mandatory minimum of 40 years in prison and a potential maximum of life. The verdict was celebrated by opponents outside the courthouse, and Hernandez plans to appeal. U.S. prosecutors accused him of taking bribes and working with drug traffickers since 2004, while Hernandez denied accepting bribes and portrayed himself as a champion in the war on drugs. His brother is already serving a life sentence for drug charges.