South Korea 's former President Yoon Suk Yeol's week went from bad to worse on Friday afternoon after a Seoul court sentenced him to five years in prison. Yoon was found guilty of obstructing justice, falsifying documents and abuse of power in relation to his failed declaration of martial law in December 2024. In addition to corruption charges and of interfering in an investigation into the 2023 death of a soldier, Yoon is being tried in several cases linked to his short-lived attempt to use