因下令派遣无人机挑衅朝鲜，韩国前总统尹锡悦被判30年监禁Former South Korean President Yoon Sentenced to 30 Years Over Pyongyang Drone Plot

2026年6月12日，首尔中央地方法院对韩国前总统尹锡悦作出判决，因其在2024年10月下令向平壤派遣军事无人机，判处其30年监禁。法院在判决中认定，尹锡悦策划这一行动的目的是为了挑衅朝鲜，企图诱使平壤对韩国发起武装袭击或同等性质的挑衅行为。法院指出，尹锡悦试图通过这种方式蓄意加剧朝韩军事紧张局势并制造国家危机，从而为其随后宣布戒严提供合理的借口。

On June 12, 2026, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for ordering military drone flights over Pyongyang in October 2024. The court ruled that Yoon planned the operation to provoke North Korea into launching armed attacks or other serious provocations against South Korea. According to the judges, Yoon intended to deliberately heighten inter-Korean military tensions and manufacture a national emergency, which he could then use as a pretext to justify his subsequent declaration of martial law.

法院在判决中强调，该无人机行动不仅未能达到其政治目的，反而严重损害了韩国的国家安全。通过向朝鲜派遣军事无人机，该行动暴露了韩国的军事能力，削弱了韩国军队未来执行军事行动的能力，并促使朝鲜加强了其防御态势，从而损害了韩国的国家军事利益。此前，特别检察官已于2026年4月对尹锡悦提起了30年刑期的指控，指控其企图通过无人机“制造战时状态”来危害国家安全。

The court found that the drone incursion severely compromised South Korea's national security interests. By sending the military drones, the operation exposed South Korea's military capabilities, undermined its capacity to conduct future operations, and prompted North Korea to strengthen its defense posture. Special prosecutors, who had previously sought a 30-year prison term for Yoon in April 2026, argued that the former leader's deliberate effort to fabricate wartime conditions with the drones had undermined state security.

在2026年6月12日的判决中，首尔中央地方法院不仅对前总统尹锡悦进行了宣判，还对多名参与该无人机行动的共犯作出了判决。其中，前国防部长官金龙显同样被判处30年监禁。法院认定，金龙显与尹锡悦在2024年10月的无人机行动中构成共谋，两人均犯有通敌罪（在部分报道中被称为叛国罪或资敌罪）以及滥用职权罪。法院指出，他们的行为旨在通过挑衅朝鲜来制造国家紧急状态，从而为后续的戒严计划铺平道路。

In the ruling delivered on June 12, 2026, the Seoul Central District Court also handed down prison sentences to several key co-conspirators involved in the drone operation. Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was sentenced to 30 years in prison, receiving the same term as his former boss. The court found both Kim and Yoon guilty of aiding the enemy—referred to in some reports as treason—and abuse of power. Judges determined that they conspired from the outset in the October 2024 drone flights to provoke North Korea and manufacture a national emergency to justify martial law.

此外，同案起诉的其他军方高官也分别获刑。前国防反谍报司令官余寅兄被判处15年监禁。前无人机作战司令官金龙大则被判处有期徒刑3年，缓刑5年。法院在审判中证实，这些被告在明知该行动可能危害国家安全并暴露军事机密的情况下，依然滥用职权执行了向平壤派遣军事无人机的指令，从而构成了通敌与滥用职权的事实。

Other high-ranking military officials sentenced in the same case include Yeo In-hyung, the former head of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, who received a 15-year prison sentence. Kim Yong-dae, the former head of the Drone Operations Command, was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years. The court established that these military leaders abused their authority by executing the drone incursions over Pyongyang, which compromised South Korea's defense capabilities and state security.

尹锡悦的辩护律师对法院的判决提出了批评，并坚决否认相关指控。辩方律师表示，尹锡悦既没有下令，也没有在事后批准该无人机行动。他们辩称，向平壤派遣无人机的决定与任何戒严阴谋毫无关联，其真实目的是为了应对朝鲜在2024年早些时候向韩国境内投放数千个装满垃圾的气球。辩方强调，该行动是对朝鲜挑衅行为的针对性回应。

Yoon's defense lawyers strongly criticized the court's ruling and denied all wrongdoing on behalf of the former president. They argued that Yoon neither ordered nor subsequently approved the drone operation over Pyongyang. According to the defense, the drone flights were entirely unrelated to any martial law plot. Instead, they maintained that the operation was a direct response to North Korea's actions earlier in 2024, when Pyongyang launched thousands of trash-carrying balloons across the border into South Korea.

此外，辩护律师警告称，对该行动进行有罪判决将损害韩国的国家安全利益。在2024年10月事件发生时，朝鲜曾指责韩国连续三次派遣无人机在平壤上空散发宣传传单，导致朝韩紧张局势急剧升级。辩方认为，将合法的国家安全应对措施定性为犯罪，会削弱韩国应对外部威胁的能力。目前，辩方律师尚未立即表明是否会就此项判决提出上诉。

The defense lawyers further warned that a guilty verdict in this case would ultimately undermine South Korea's national security interests. During the October 2024 incident, North Korea had accused Seoul of flying drones over its capital to drop propaganda leaflets three times, which caused a sharp spike in military tensions. Yoon's lawyers argued that penalizing such military responses would weaken the country's defense capabilities, though they did not immediately confirm whether they would appeal the 30-year sentence.

2024年12月3日，尹锡悦宣布实施戒严，这一短暂的戒严令迅速将韩国拖入了数十年来最深重的政治动荡之中。尽管尹锡悦当时声称此举是为了保护国家免受同情朝鲜的“反国家势力”侵害，但外界很快发现其真实动机源于国内的政治困境。面对民众的大规模抗议，尹锡悦最终撤销了戒严令，并随后遭到国会弹劾。

On December 3, 2024, Yoon declared martial law, a short-lived decree that plunged South Korea into its deepest political turmoil in decades. Although Yoon claimed at the time that he was protecting the country from "anti-state" forces sympathizing with North Korea, it soon became clear that his actions were driven by domestic political troubles. In the face of mass public protests, Yoon rolled back the order, which subsequently led to his impeachment and ouster from office.

这一戒严风波直接导致了尹锡悦的下台与起诉。2026年2月，法院因其主导戒严的内乱罪判处其无期徒刑。目前，尹锡悦正在服刑，并已对该无期徒刑判决提出上诉。这一因2024年10月无人机事件而被判处的30年监禁，是针对这位前保守派领导人、前韩国检察总长的一系列司法判决中的最新一项。

The failed martial law attempt resulted in severe legal consequences for the former conservative leader, who once served as South Korea's top prosecutor. In February 2026, a court sentenced Yoon to life in prison for leading an insurrection, a ruling he is currently appealing. The latest 30-year sentence for the October 2024 drone operation adds to the series of judgments against the jailed former president.