A South Korean appeals court has increased the prison sentence of former president Yoon Suk Yeol from five to seven years. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, found Yoon guilty of obstructing judicial proceedings by using members of the presidential security service to prevent his arrest. The decision follows a January lower court verdict that had sentenced him to five years in prison.
Both Yoon and prosecutors had appealed the earlier ruling. Yoon argued that the arrest warrant issued against him was based on an unlawful investigation, while special prosecutors sought a ten-year sentence, citing the seriousness of his offenses. The Seoul High Court judge stated that Yoon’s actions and their consequences were “highly reprehensible,” noting that he had issued illegal orders to state security officials and attempted to use them as personal bodyguards.
Yoon is already serving a life sentence for leading an attempted coup related to a failed martial law declaration in late 2024, according to the report.
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