Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial on obstruction of justice charges is broadcast live on a television screen at Seoul Station on Thursday. The Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison term. Photo by Yonhap
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a seven-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for obstructing justice by blocking investigators from detaining him in the wake of his failed martial law bid in 2024.
The sentence was the top court's first ruling for Yoon, who has been standing a total of eight trials in connection with his surprise declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, his wife's alleged corruption and the alleged cover-up of a Marine's death.
The main trial on charges of leading an insurrection through the martial law bid has been ongoing at an appellate court after a lower court sentenced him to life in prison.
In addition to obstruction of justice, the former president faced charges of abuse of power, falsifying public documents and other offenses in Thursday's trial.
