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S. Korea ex-president Yoon gets seven years in prison over martial law scandal
Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026 3:15 PM MYT
SEOUL, April 29 — A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday gave a seven-year jail term to former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstructing investigators trying to execute an arrest warrant since his short-lived 2024 martial law declaration.
The Seoul High 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. — Reuters
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