More often than not, top people in Seoul get themselves into all sorts of trouble
“Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived,” goes the rhyme that the English use to memorize the mostly woeful fates of King Henry VIII’s six wives. South Koreans could use one for their leaders.
Last week, former President Yoon Suk-yeol, impeached for staging a failed coup in 2024, was sentenced to a symbolically harsh life term in prison. Historic precedent and political reasoning suggest Yoon is likely to be released in a year or two, but his fate fits a pattern.
Among nations with stable political systems, South Korea stands in respect of…
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