South Korea appeals court gives seven-year jail term to former President Yoon in arrest obstruction case

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South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. File

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. File
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A ​South Korean ‌appeals court on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) ​gave ⁠a seven-year jail term to ‌former President Yoon Suk ‌Yeol ‌on ⁠charges including ⁠obstructing investigators trying to execute an ​arrest ‌warrant since his short-lived 2024 martial law declaration.

The ‌Seoul High ​Court delivered the ⁠ruling in a televised hearing, ‌the first decision by a special court division ‌set up to handle ​cases linked to Yoon’s ⁠martial law ⁠bid in December 2024.

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