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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean appeals tribunal connected Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years successful situation for resisting apprehension and bypassing a morganatic Cabinet gathering earlier his little imposition of martial rule successful December 2024.
The condemnation for obstruction of justness and different charges comes connected apical of a life sentence he has already received connected rebellion charges stemming from his baffling authoritarian push, which triggered nan astir superior situation for nan country’s populist successful decades.
Judge Yoon Sung-sik of nan Seoul High Court said nan blimpish erstwhile president sidestepped a legally mandated afloat Cabinet gathering earlier declaring martial law, falsified documents to conceal nan lapse, and deployed information officials "like a backstage army" to defy rule enforcement efforts to apprehension him successful nan weeks pursuing his impeachment. Former President Yoon stood softly arsenic nan verdict was delivered and made nary comment.
SOUTH KOREAN COURT RULES EX‑PRESIDENT YOON SUK YEOL GUILTY IN INSURRECTION TRIAL
A protagonist of erstwhile South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds up his image during a rally extracurricular Seoul High Court successful Seoul, South Korea, connected April 29, 2026. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Yoo Jeong-hwa, 1 of Yoon’s lawyers, called nan verdict "very disappointing" and said nan ineligible squad would entreaty to nan Supreme Court. Yoon has also appealed his life sentence.
A little tribunal successful January sentenced Yoon to 5 years successful situation but partially cleared him of abuse-of-power charges tied to nan Cabinet gathering up of nan martial rule declaration, uncovering he was not responsible for nan nonaccomplishment to be of 2 members who were invited.
The Seoul High Court reversed that acquittal, uncovering him blameworthy connected each counts and ruling that he violated nan authorities of those 2 arsenic good arsenic 7 different Cabinet members who weren’t notified by convening only a prime fewer to simulate a general meeting.
SOUTH KOREAN PROSECUTOR SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR EX-PRESIDENT YOON OVER MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION: 'SELF-COUP'
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a proceeding of his impeachment proceedings astatine nan Constitutional Court successful Seoul connected Feb. 11, 2025. (Lee Jin-man/AP)
Though brief, Yoon’s Dec. 3, 2024, martial rule decree threw nan state into a severe governmental crisis, paralyzing authorities and high-level diplomacy and rattling financial markets. The turmoil eased only aft his wide rival, Lee Jae Myung, won an early statesmanlike predetermination successful June.
Yoon was suspended from agency connected Dec. 14, 2024, aft being impeached by nan liberal-led legislature and was formally removed by nan Constitutional Court successful April 2025.
Following his suspension from office, he refused to comply pinch a Seoul court's warrant to detain him for questioning, mounting up a standoff successful which dozens of investigators arrived astatine nan statesmanlike residence successful early January 2025 but were blocked by statesmanlike information forces and conveyance barricades. He was detained later that month, released by different tribunal successful March, and was past re-arrested successful July.
Supporters of erstwhile South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shape a rally extracurricular nan Seoul High Court successful Seoul, South Korea, connected April 29, 2026. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
He remained successful custody aft that arsenic a bid of criminal trials, which are continuing, began.
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Wednesday’s ruling came a time aft nan aforesaid tribunal accrued to four years the condemnation of Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, for charges including accepting luxury gifts from the Unification Church, which sought governmental favors from Yoon’s government, and engagement successful a banal value manipulation scheme.
Supporters of erstwhile South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shape a rally extracurricular nan Seoul High Court successful Seoul connected April 29, 2026. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
Prosecutors successful a abstracted proceedings past week also requested a 30-year situation term for Yoon over allegations that he deliberately tried to escalate tensions pinch North Korea successful 2024 by ordering drone flights complete Pyongyang arsenic he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.
