Yoon Suk Yeol Faces 7 Remaining Trials; 4 Have Yet to Reach First-Instance Verdict

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While a prison sentence for charges of obstructing arrest was finalized today (July 9), former President Yoon Suk Yeol still faces seven remaining criminal trials. Among these, four have not even reached a first-instance verdict.

Reporter Jang Hun-gyeong has the details.

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The core case against former President Yoon, involving charges of being the ringleader of an insurrection, is currently in the appellate stage after he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial.

Trials are held every Thursday, and today, former President Yoon watched the live broadcast of the Supreme Court ruling on his obstruction of arrest case from the courtroom where his insurrection trial is being held.

This was possible because the court granted a recess to allow him to watch the proceedings.

When the seven-year prison sentence was finalized, some in the gallery shed tears, but former President Yoon showed no particular reaction.

Of the seven remaining trials for the former president, three are currently in the appellate stage, including the insurrection ringleader charge.

In the trial regarding former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Yoon was acquitted in the first instance on charges of giving false testimony that a Cabinet meeting had been planned as originally scheduled.

On the other hand, in the case involving charges of general treason for allegedly ordering a drone operation over Pyongyang to create tension with North Korea in order to justify the declaration of martial law, former President Yoon claimed it was a forced argument by North Korea.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / Former President (November 2024, Press Conference): Since it is not even worth responding to each and every one of their absurd, victim-blaming claims.]

However, the court sentenced him to 30 years in prison, stating that he had used South Korea's military power for personal purposes.

The remaining four cases have not yet reached a first-instance judgment.

These include two cases indicted by the Special Counsel for Kim Keon-hee—charges of violating the Political Funds Act for receiving opinion polls from Myung Tae-kyun for free, and charges of spreading false information regarding a shaman known as Geonjin-beopsa during his 20th presidential campaign—as well as two cases indicted by the Special Counsel for the Marine Corps Corporal case, involving allegations of external pressure on the investigation into the death of the Marine and allegations of helping former Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup flee overseas.

Among these, the two cases indicted by the Special Counsel for Kim Keon-hee are scheduled to reach a verdict within this month.

[Video Editing: Won Hyeong-hee]
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