The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of violating political funding laws by receiving free polling services and influencing a nomination in return. This ruling can be appealed, and Yoon is currently involved in eight legal cases, including an appeal against a life sentence for insurrection.
South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a prior ruling, sentencing former President Yoon Suk-yeol to seven years in prison for obstructing officials. This verdict is the first from the Supreme Court against Yoon, who faces multiple trials related to martial law imposition.
A Seoul court, in the first trial of former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae, cited 'Roh Sang-won's notebook' as evidence that former President Yoon Suk-yeol intended to amend the constitution by creating an emergency legislative body to replace the National Assembly. The court's ruling marks the first time the notebook's credibility has been recognized, providing a specific interpretation of its contents.
Park Sung-jae, former Justice Minister, has been found guilty of involvement in "insurrection" by the Seoul Central District Court. He is accused of facilitating martial law by checking prison capacity and instructing cooperation with the martial law command.
Bộ Tư pháp Hàn Quốc công bố video nơi cựu Tổng thống Yoon Suk-yeol bị giam giữ sau khi có tin đồn ông được ưu đãi đặc biệt. Video cho thấy phòng giam đơn tiêu chuẩn, bác bỏ thông tin về hai lao công phục vụ riêng.
A South Korean appeals court reduced the sentence of former prime minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday by eight years for crimes relating to ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law declaration. Yoon’s decree in December 2024 briefly suspended civilian rule and plunged South Korea into chaos, but only lasted around six hours as opposition lawmakers moved quickly to overturn it in a vote. A lower court had sentenced Han in January to a heavier-than-expected jail term of 23 years for engaging in the...
A South Korean appeal court increased former president Yoon Suk-yeol's prison sentence from 5 to 7 years for obstructing justice after he used presidential security agents to block his own arrest. The Seoul High Court judge called Yoon's actions highly reprehensible, noting he sought to obstruct lawful execution of warrants. Both Yoon and the prosecution had appealed the original January sentence, with Yoon arguing the arrest warrants were based on an unlawful investigation.
