India, Jan. 29 -- The wife of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption on Wednesday, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion charge that could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment.

The presidential couple, who have been jailed separately for months, suffered a spectacular fall from grace after Yoon's martial law debacle in December 2024 led to his impeachment and eventually his removal from office. Yoon was handed a five-year prison term this month for defying authorities' attempts to detain him and other charges related to the martial law decree.

Investigators say Kim was not involved in Yoon's martial law enforcement. Kim's opponentssay her sentence...