Yoon Suk-yeol remains in detention at the Seoul Detention Center following his February 2026 life sentence for insurrection tied to the 2024 martial law declaration, a ruling the Supreme Court has upheld in related appeals as recently as July 2026. Additional convictions, including a 30-year term for drone operations and shorter sentences for obstruction and funding violations, have extended his custody through ongoing trials and appeals. South Korean courts have issued successive detention warrants, and institutional patterns show presidential pardons or early releases typically require years after final convictions, especially amid a fragmented political environment with no scheduled executive actions or legislative changes likely to intervene before 2027. These factors underpin trader consensus on the low probability of release.