South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years
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Yoon Suk-yeol's appellate sentencing for obstruction charges
The appellate trial sentencing for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, accused of obstructing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO)’s arrest attempt last January, will proceed starting at 3 p.
A justice ministry vehicle carrying jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol enters the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on April 29, 2026, as Yoon is set to attend the first hearing of his trial over alleged interference in an initial military probe into the death of a Marine conscript in 2023.
Woo had waited about three hours for the ruling party lawmakers to return before announcing the scrapping of the impeachment motion due to lack of quorum. Outside, and also in other cities, hundreds of thousands of citizens held a candlelight rally to demand that Yoon step down.
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Lawyer testifies Yoon Dae-jin, not Yoon Suk-yeol, introduced client
A lawyer who previously handled the case of former Yongsan Tax Office chief Yoon Woo-jin testified in court that he took on the case after being introduced by former Chief Prosecutor Yoon Dae-jin, not “former President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Prosecutors in South Korea have requested a 30-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly ordering a drone operation over Pyongyang to justify a martial law declaration in December 2024.