Appeals court increases ex-President Yoon's sentence to 7 yrs in obstruction of justice case

Coreea de Nord

An appeals court on Wednesday increased the sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol from five years to seven years in prison on obstruction of justice and other charges stemming from his failed martial law bid. The Seoul High Court handed down the heavier punishment in a live-televised ruling, finding the former president guilty of obstructing investigators from detaining him in January 2025 over his short-lived imposition of martial law the previous month. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's