SEOUL - South Korea's top court on Thursday finalized a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over obstruction of arrest, live footage showed.
The Supreme Court delivered its final verdict on Yoon, saying the lower court committed no error in its application of legal principles.
It marked the top court's first ruling on Yoon since the ousted leader's martial law declaration in December 2024.
On April 29 this year, the Seoul High Court overturned a lower court's ruling over Yoon's obstruction of arrest, lengthening his prison term from five to seven years.
The team of Cho Eun-suk, an independent counsel who led investigations into Yoon's insurrection and other charges, had sought a 10-year prison sentence in the first and second instances.
