South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the seven-year prison sentence handed to former President Yoon Suk Yeol for crimes tied to the botched 2024 martial law declaration and the political chaos that ensued.
"All appeals are dismissed," a top court judge said in a televised ruling, adding there was no misunderstanding of any legal interpretations in the previous court's ruling.
Yoon's legal team expressed "deep regret" over the decision and claimed the Supreme Court came to its conclusion "without sufficient deliberation."
"We will challenge the constitutionality of this ruling through constitutional review procedures, including a constitutional complaint," a lawyer for Yoon said.
Yoon's legal troubles
