US EditionSouth Korea's ex-president Yoon given 5-year jail term in first ruling over martial law
Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted for obstructing justice and abuse of power in his brief 2024 martial law attempt, sentenced to five years by Seoul Central District Court.
- On Friday, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges tied to his late-2024 martial law decree, marking the first verdict in eight related trials.
- Yoon's Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration was nullified after about six hours by the National Assembly, sparking protests by the South Korean public and leading to his impeachment and removal.
- The court found that Yoon had obstructed an arrest warrant, excluded seven ministers from cabinet meetings, and fabricated then destroyed a martial‑law related document.
- One of Yoon's lawyers, Yoo Jung‑hwa, said the former president would appeal and both sides have seven days to do so, while Yoon faces seven more trials with the next sentencing on Feb. 19, as about 100 supporters gathered outside the courthouse on Friday.
- Prosecutors under special counsel Cho Eun‑seok had sought a combined 10‑year term and the death penalty for the insurrection charge, arguing Yoon privatized state institutions and tarnished national dignity.
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A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations.
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Breaking OneEx-South Korean leader gets prison term in first ruling over martial law
Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to five years for martial law abuses, with a verdict on a more serious insurrection charge due next month.
The former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for obstruction of justice, in the first verdict of the ongoing multiple trials for his failed imposition of martial law in December 2024, including one on charges of insurrection in which he could be sentenced to death.The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of obstructing attempts at arrest and destroying evidence, while noting that t…
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