South Korean Ex-President Yoon's Sentence Hiked to 7 Years
A South Korean appeals court increased the prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years for obstructing justice. The ruling comes after his initial conviction, raising his penalty on appeal.
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South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest - AP News
South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest AP News
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Yoon has also been handed a life sentence for leading an insurrection in a separate trial. The prison sentences follow his failed attempt to impose martial law in 2024.
Read full article →South Korea’s Yoon given longer sentence for obstructing justice
A South Korean appeal court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years. “The court sentences the defendant to seven years in prison,” a judge at the Seoul High Court said, calling Yoon’s actions “highly reprehensible”. The 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. ...
By Agence France-Presse
Read full article →South Korean court hikes ex-president Yoon’s sentence to 7 years in prison for obstructing justice - The Straits Times
South Korean court hikes ex-president Yoon’s sentence to 7 years in prison for obstructing justice The Straits Times
Read full article →Yoon Suk Yeol's sentence rises to 7 years in prison on appeal
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Seoul High Court on Wednesday, as the appeals court increased his punishment in a case tied to his failed 2024 martial law decree. The ruling, two years longer than the lower court’s five-year sentence, marked the first appellate decision from a special court division handling insurrection-related cases. The special counsel had sought a combined 10-year prison term for Yoon on charges including obstruction of the execut
By The Korea Herald
Read full article →South Korean court hikes ex-president's sentence for obstructing justice
Read full article →(LEAD) Appeals court increases ex-President Yoon's sentence to 7 yrs in obstruction of justice case - Yonhap News Agency
(LEAD) Appeals court increases ex-President Yoon's sentence to 7 yrs in obstruction of justice case Yonhap News Agency
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