South Korea’s ex-President Yoon sentenced to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest
South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to seven years in prison by an appeals court for charges including resisting arrest and obstructing justice related to his 2024 martial law declaration. The ruling overturns a lower court's partial acquittal, finding Yoon guilty of bypassing a full Cabinet meeting and falsifying documents. This conviction adds to a life sentence he previously received on rebellion charges stemming from the same crisis.
- ▪Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to seven years for resisting arrest and obstructing justice after declaring martial law in December 2024.
- ▪The Seoul High Court found Yoon guilty of bypassing a full Cabinet meeting, falsifying documents, and using security forces to block his arrest.
- ▪Yoon was impeached in December 2024, removed from office in April 2025, and has faced multiple ongoing criminal trials.
- ▪His wife, Kim Keon Hee, had her sentence increased to four years for accepting luxury gifts and involvement in stock manipulation.
- ▪Prosecutors have requested a 30-year sentence in a separate trial alleging Yoon provoked tensions with North Korea to justify martial law.
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World News South Korea’s ex-President Yoon sentenced to 7 years for charges including resisting arrest By Associated Press Published April 29, 2026, 6:09 a.m. ET A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a legitimate Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024. The conviction for obstruction of justice and other charges comes on top of a life sentence he has already received on rebellion charges stemming from his baffling authoritarian push, which triggered the most serious crisis for the country’s democracy in decades.
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