SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 21: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his transgression proceedings connected insurrection charges astatine a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court connected April 21, 2025 successful Seoul, South Korea. The 2nd proceedings regarding erstwhile President Yoon Suk-yeol's complaint of starring a rebellion clasp astatine the Seoul Central District Court. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je - Pool/Getty Images)
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A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to apprehension him pursuing his failed bid to enforce martial law.
The Seoul Central District Court said it found Yoon guilty of obstructing authorities from executing an apprehension warrant related to his martial instrumentality declaration successful Dec. 2024, unrecorded broadcast of the ruling showed.
He was besides recovered blameworthy of charges that see fabricating authoritative documents and failing to comply with ineligible process required for martial law.
The ruling is the archetypal related to the transgression charges Yoon faces implicit his botched martial instrumentality declaration.
The ruling tin beryllium appealed.
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