South Korean Court Jails Ex-Generals Over Yoon’s Martial Law Plot

The sentencing of senior commanders — including the former counterintelligence and capital defense chiefs — marks a rare judicial reckoning with the military chain of command that backed Yoon's martial law bid, signaling that institutional accountability is extending beyond the political leadership. For markets, the read-through is less about Korea-specific risk than about the durability of democratic guardrails in a major economy and U.S. ally. The open question is whether prosecutions continue up the chain and how the military's role in domestic politics is subsequently reframed.