Former South Korean President Sentenced to 5 Years for Resisting Arrest
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The Central District Court in Seoul sentenced former President Yoon Suk-yeol to five years in prison. The charges relate to resisting arrest during the martial law imposed in December 2024. This is the first judicial verdict against the former head of state.
The prosecution had requested a total of 10 years: five years for resisting arrest, two years for retroactively revising the martial law decree, and three years for violating ministers’ rights, spreading false information in foreign media, and destroying evidence.
The case arose after the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) attempted to detain the former president for repeatedly ignoring summons for questioning in a case involving treason and insurrection. During the arrest, a standoff with the presidential security service lasted several hours before Yoon Suk-yeol was taken into custody.
The former president claimed the CIO had no authority to investigate the insurrection case, but the court ruled that the office acted under a valid judicial order.
The case arose after the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) attempted to detain the former president for repeatedly ignoring summons for questioning in a case involving treason and insurrection. During the arrest, a standoff with the presidential security service lasted several hours before Yoon Suk-yeol was taken into custody.
The former president claimed the CIO had no authority to investigate the insurrection case, but the court ruled that the office acted under a valid judicial order.
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