South Korean court sentences former President Yoon Seok-young to five years in prison
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Seok-young to five years in prison for obstruction of justice. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on January 16.
"The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of obstructing the execution by the authorities of an arrest warrant issued in connection with the declaration of martial law in December 2024," the material says.
It is indicated that he was also found guilty of forgery of official documents and failure to comply with due process before declaring martial law.
The publication added that the ex-president's lawyer plans to appeal the decision on obstruction of justice.
Earlier, on January 13, the Yonhap news agency reported that the prosecutor's office had requested the death penalty for Yoon Seok-young. According to the newspaper, the hearing on the president's case was held at the Seoul Central District Court in the Sochogu district.
In late December, the South Korean prosecutor's office filed a 10-year prison sentence for the former president of the country.
Yoon Seok-young was arrested on January 15, 2025 in a corruption case, which was an unprecedented case when investigative authorities detained a person who ruled the state. Later, the president was taken into custody, which caused discontent among his supporters, who staged pogroms in the country. On July 15, it became known that Yoon Seok-yeol was arrested again, as the court also feared that he might destroy evidence.
It was noted that in the summer of the same year, about 11,000 South Korean citizens filed lawsuits demanding monetary compensation from Yoon Seok-young and his wife Kim Gong-hee for attempting to impose martial law. According to the lawsuits, Yoon Seok—yeol's imposition of martial law in December 2024 is a deliberate crime against human rights.
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