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Chun was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
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Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
Yoon, currently jailed after his removal from office in April, faces multiple trials; experts predict life imprisonment rather than execution is more likely.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
He had twice been sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment by kangaroo courts in Russia, The Sun reported.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
Yoon, currently jailed after his removal from office in April, faces multiple trials; experts predict life imprisonment rather than execution is more likely.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
He had twice been sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment by kangaroo courts in Russia, The Sun reported.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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