Supreme Court Upholds 7-Year Prison Sentence for Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Over Obstruction of Arrest

The Supreme Court has reached a final verdict in the appeal case involving former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was charged with obstructing the arrest of officials by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO).

This ruling comes 583 days after the declaration of emergency martial law on December 3, and it marks the first Supreme Court decision among the various trials involving the former president.

The Third Division of the Supreme Court (Presiding Justice Lee Sook-yeon) held the sentencing hearing for the appeal at 2:00 p.m. today (July 9) in Courtroom No. 1 of the Supreme Court. The court stated, "All appeals are dismissed," thereby upholding the original sentence of seven years in prison for charges including special obstruction of official duties and abuse of power.

As there is no requirement for the defendant to be present at the Supreme Court appeal hearing, the former president did not attend.

Further details will be provided in the video.

Reported by Kim Taewon | Video by Kim Na-on | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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