South Korean prosecutors sought a 30-year jail ​term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol ‌on Friday, in a case alleging he ordered a drone operation over Pyongyang to help create a pretext ​for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, Yonhap ​news agency said.

The Seoul Central District Court is ⁠expected to rule on the case at ​a later date.

The trial is one of eight ​Yoon is currently involved in after he was ousted last year following his brief declaration of martial law, which sent ​shockwaves through a country long viewed as ​one of Asia’s most resilient democracies.

Prosecutors allege the drone operation ‌heightened ⁠military tensions with North Korea and, after a drone crashed, risked exposing sensitive military information related to the mission and South Korea’s capabilities.

Yoon denied the ​charges against ​him, saying ⁠he had not taken any action that could trigger a military clash ​with North Korea, according to his lawyers.

The ​former ⁠president was indicted in November last year on charges that included benefiting the enemy, which can apply ⁠even ​without direct collusion with an ​enemy if South Korea’s military interests are harmed or an ​adversary is aided.