section_path: Post-presidency (2025–present)/Insurrection trial
section_name: Insurrection trial
paragraph_text: Insurrection trial
  
  The trial of Yoon for insurrection charges began on 14 April 2025. Yoon denied the charges, saying his attempt to impose martial law did not amount to an insurrection. If found guilty, Yoon faces the death penalty or life imprisonment, although there was a moratorium on executions in South Korea since the country's last execution in 1997. On May 23, police announced the seizure of Yoon's phones as part of its investigations into the Yoon's attempted arrest in January 2025.