**Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol remains in custody with multiple lengthy prison sentences from trials tied to his December 2024 martial law declaration and related charges.** A February 2026 lower-court ruling sentenced him to life imprisonment for insurrection, a conviction he has appealed. Subsequent June 2026 verdicts added a 30-year term over a drone operation into North Korea, while a July 2026 Supreme Court decision upheld a seven-year sentence for procedural violations, document falsification, and resisting arrest efforts. Additional rulings that summer imposed further terms for poll manipulation and false campaign statements. Yoon has stayed detained since his July 2025 re-arrest, with appeals processes continuing but no successful bail or release motions reported. These cumulative convictions and the absence of near-term legal pathways for early release underpin trader expectations that he will serve time through at least the end of 2026. Ongoing appeals and any future Supreme Court reviews represent the main variables that could alter the timeline, though current proceedings show limited near-term impact on custody status.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedYoon out of custody before 2027?
Yoon out of custody before 2027?
6% chance
$202,014 Vol.
$202,014 Vol.
Dec 31, 2026
6% chance
$202,014 Vol.
$202,014 Vol.
Dec 31, 2026
This market will resolve to "Yes" if President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is released from custody by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
If Yoon is released but remains under house arrest, the market will still resolve to "Yes".
If Yoon is released on parole, bond, or any other condition that results in them leaving state custody, the market will resolve to "Yes".
Transporting Yoon to another location of custody (e.g., a different prison, court, or hospital within the correctional system) will not suffice to resolve this market to "Yes".
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from government authorities or corrections departments; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.**Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol remains in custody with multiple lengthy prison sentences from trials tied to his December 2024 martial law declaration and related charges.** A February 2026 lower-court ruling sentenced him to life imprisonment for insurrection, a conviction he has appealed. Subsequent June 2026 verdicts added a 30-year term over a drone operation into North Korea, while a July 2026 Supreme Court decision upheld a seven-year sentence for procedural violations, document falsification, and resisting arrest efforts. Additional rulings that summer imposed further terms for poll manipulation and false campaign statements.
Yoon has stayed detained since his July 2025 re-arrest, with appeals processes continuing but no successful bail or release motions reported. These cumulative convictions and the absence of near-term legal pathways for early release underpin trader expectations that he will serve time through at least the end of 2026. Ongoing appeals and any future Supreme Court reviews represent the main variables that could alter the timeline, though current proceedings show limited near-term impact on custody status.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is released from custody by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
If Yoon is released but remains under house arrest, the market will still resolve to "Yes".
If Yoon is released on parole, bond, or any other condition that results in them leaving state custody, the market will resolve to "Yes".
Transporting Yoon to another location of custody (e.g., a different prison, court, or hospital within the correctional system) will not suffice to resolve this market to "Yes".
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from government authorities or corrections departments; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
If Yoon is released but remains under house arrest, the market will still resolve to "Yes".
If Yoon is released on parole, bond, or any other condition that results in them leaving state custody, the market will resolve to "Yes".
Transporting Yoon to another location of custody (e.g., a different prison, court, or hospital within the correctional system) will not suffice to resolve this market to "Yes".
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from government authorities or corrections departments; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Nov 5, 2025, 2:42 PM ET
Volume
$202,014End Date
Jan 1, 2027Market Opened
Nov 5, 2025, 2:42 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is released from custody by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
If Yoon is released but remains under house arrest, the market will still resolve to "Yes".
If Yoon is released on parole, bond, or any other condition that results in them leaving state custody, the market will resolve to "Yes".
Transporting Yoon to another location of custody (e.g., a different prison, court, or hospital within the correctional system) will not suffice to resolve this market to "Yes".
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from government authorities or corrections departments; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.**Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol remains in custody with multiple lengthy prison sentences from trials tied to his December 2024 martial law declaration and related charges.** A February 2026 lower-court ruling sentenced him to life imprisonment for insurrection, a conviction he has appealed. Subsequent June 2026 verdicts added a 30-year term over a drone operation into North Korea, while a July 2026 Supreme Court decision upheld a seven-year sentence for procedural violations, document falsification, and resisting arrest efforts. Additional rulings that summer imposed further terms for poll manipulation and false campaign statements.
Yoon has stayed detained since his July 2025 re-arrest, with appeals processes continuing but no successful bail or release motions reported. These cumulative convictions and the absence of near-term legal pathways for early release underpin trader expectations that he will serve time through at least the end of 2026. Ongoing appeals and any future Supreme Court reviews represent the main variables that could alter the timeline, though current proceedings show limited near-term impact on custody status.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is released from custody by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
If Yoon is released but remains under house arrest, the market will still resolve to "Yes".
If Yoon is released on parole, bond, or any other condition that results in them leaving state custody, the market will resolve to "Yes".
Transporting Yoon to another location of custody (e.g., a different prison, court, or hospital within the correctional system) will not suffice to resolve this market to "Yes".
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from government authorities or corrections departments; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
If Yoon is released but remains under house arrest, the market will still resolve to "Yes".
If Yoon is released on parole, bond, or any other condition that results in them leaving state custody, the market will resolve to "Yes".
Transporting Yoon to another location of custody (e.g., a different prison, court, or hospital within the correctional system) will not suffice to resolve this market to "Yes".
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from government authorities or corrections departments; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$202,014End Date
Jan 1, 2027Market Opened
Nov 5, 2025, 2:42 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...**Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol remains in custody with multiple lengthy prison sentences from trials tied to his December 2024 martial law declaration and related charges.** A February 2026 lower-court ruling sentenced him to life imprisonment for insurrection, a conviction he has appealed. Subsequent June 2026 verdicts added a 30-year term over a drone operation into North Korea, while a July 2026 Supreme Court decision upheld a seven-year sentence for procedural violations, document falsification, and resisting arrest efforts. Additional rulings that summer imposed further terms for poll manipulation and false campaign statements. Yoon has stayed detained since his July 2025 re-arrest, with appeals processes continuing but no successful bail or release motions reported. These cumulative convictions and the absence of near-term legal pathways for early release underpin trader expectations that he will serve time through at least the end of 2026. Ongoing appeals and any future Supreme Court reviews represent the main variables that could alter the timeline, though current proceedings show limited near-term impact on custody status.
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