Appeals court raises Yoon Suk Yeol's sentence to 7 years in obstruction of justice case
Published: 29 Apr. 2026, 16:52
![Former President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his final statement during a hearing on charges of leading an insurrection related to his brief martial law imposition in December 2024 at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 13. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/04/29/93d2be88-d5e6-4b00-8cd1-72f75b59e73a.jpg)
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his final statement during a hearing on charges of leading an insurrection related to his brief martial law imposition in December 2024 at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Jan. 13. [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT]
An appeals court on Wednesday increased the sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol from five years to seven years in prison on obstruction of justice and other charges stemming from his failed martial law bid.
The Seoul High Court handed down the heavier punishment in a ruling that was televised live, finding the ousted former president guilty of obstructing investigators from detaining him last year over his short-lived imposition of martial law in late 2024.
Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team had sought a 10-year prison term for Yoon.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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