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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SEOUL, January 16 (Xinhua) — Impeached former South Korean President Yun Seok-yul was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing his arrest. The sentencing was broadcast live.
The Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Division found that the politician issued criminal orders to the presidential security service to prevent the anti-corruption agency from executing his arrest warrant in January 2025. The Chief Executive Investigation Office (CIO) was unable to apprehend Yun Seok-yeol on that occasion because the security service formed a human shield and blocked access to the presidential residence with buses.
Independent prosecutor Cho Eun-seok's team, responsible for investigating the coup and other related crimes of Yun Seok-yeol, has requested a 10-year prison sentence for the former president.
The court ruled that Yun Seok-yul used the presidential security service for his personal gain by obstructing the lawful execution of an arrest warrant and attempting to destroy evidence. It emphasized that, despite the extremely serious nature of the crime, the politician consistently offered flimsy excuses and showed no remorse.
The court said the harsh punishment was necessary given the need to restore law and order disrupted by Yun Seok-yul's crime, but considered the former president's lack of a criminal record as a mitigating circumstance.
This marked the first time Yoon Seok-yeol has been sentenced for charges related to his failed attempt to impose martial law. –0–
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