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South Korea’s Yoon given longer sentence for obstructing justice
South China Morning Post

South Korea’s Yoon given longer sentence for obstructing justice

A South Korean appeal court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years. “The court sentences the defendant to seven years in prison,” a judge at the Seoul High Court said, calling Yoon’s actions “highly reprehensible”. The ⁠court delivered ‌the ruling in a televised hearing, ‌the ‌first decision by ‌a special ⁠court division set up to ⁠handle cases linked to Yoon’s martial ‌law ‌bid in December 2024. The...

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