South Korea appeals court gives seven-year jail term to former President Yoon in arrest obstruction case

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South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. File

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. File | Photo Credit: AP

A ​South Korean ‌appeals tribunal connected Wednesday (April 29, 2026) ​gave ⁠a seven-year jailhouse word to ‌former President Yoon Suk ‌Yeol ‌on ⁠charges including ⁠obstructing investigators trying to execute an ​arrest ‌warrant since his short-lived 2024 martial instrumentality declaration.

The ‌Seoul High ​Court delivered the ⁠ruling successful a televised hearing, ‌the archetypal determination by a peculiar tribunal part ‌set up to grip ​cases linked to Yoon’s ⁠martial instrumentality ⁠bid successful December 2024.

Published - April 29, 2026 01:04 p.m. IST

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