S.Korea court jails ex-president Yoon for obstruction
Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced for the first of the criminal charges related to his martial law bid. -EPA
A South Korean court has sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law.
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The Seoul Central District Court on Friday said it found Yoon guilty of obstructing authorities from executing an arrest warrant related to his martial law declaration in December 2024, live broadcast of the ruling showed.
He was also found guilty of charges that include fabricating official documents and failing to comply with legal process required for martial law.
The ruling is the first related to the criminal charges Yoon faces over his botched martial law declaration.
The ruling can be appealed, which Yoon's lawyer said he intended to do.
