US EditionEx-President Yoon gets 5 years for obstructing arrest, abuse of power
Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted of mobilizing security forces to block his arrest and violating constitutional procedures, marking the first sentence related to his 2024 martial law declaration.
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A verdict beyond one man
The conviction of a former president is never a comfortable moment in a democracy. It is destabilizing by nature, polarizing by effect and revealing by consequence. Yet such moments test not the resilience of political loyalties, but the integrity of constitutional order. The recent ruling finding former President Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of obstructing law enforcement is therefore significant not because of who was convicted, but because of what hi…
South Korea Jails Former President For Five Years
So, what happens when a former president tries to declare martial law — and then gets caught in the fallout? In South Korea, it means a courtroom showdown, massive protests, and now a five-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol.A Seoul judge ruled that Yoon obstructed justice by blocking investigators from detaining him. He abused his power by turning presidential security officials into “personal guards.”Judge Baek Dae-hyun sai…
Yoon becomes first sitting South Korean president to be arrested,...
Once a sitting head of state, and now a convicted felon - and potentially much worse still to come: former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, after his dramatic fall from power and attempt to stay in office by declaring martial law in December 2024 - a move that plunged one of Asia's most stable democracies into a brief period of chaos - is going to serve hard time. He could actually still face the death penalty with several more charges pend…
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to five years in prison on obstruction charges
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on several charges, including obstruction of investigators’ attempt to detain him last year. This marks the first criminal sentence imposed as part of Yoon’s December 2024 declaration of martial law. Friday’s sentencing convicts Yoon on multiple charges, including aggravated obstruction of justice, constitutional violations, a…
Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office after mass protests at the end of 2024, will not only have to serve a prison sentence. He may even face the death penalty, which has not been imposed since 1997. Once incumbent head of state and now a convicted criminal. But that is far from all, for perhaps even worse: the former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will serve a five-year prison sentence after his dramatic fall from power and the attem…
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