A South Korean appeals court on April 29 increased the prison sentence from five to seven years for former conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol in the obstruction of justice case linked to his December 2024 martial law declaration.
On Jan. 16, Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of mobilizing the presidential security service to prevent authorities from detaining him, fabricating official documents, and failing to follow the legal process required for declaring martial law. He was cleared of some of the other charges and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.
Yoon and prosecutors challenged the ruling, and on Wednesday, the Seoul High Court upheld the original verdict and further found the former president guilty of other charges. This included abuse-of-power charges tied to the Cabinet meeting ahead of the martial law declaration, finding he was responsible for failing to notify several Cabinet members that a formal meeting was going ahead….
South Korean Court Increases Former President Yoon’s Prison Sentence in Obstruction Case
