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Coverage dated July 9, 2026

South Korea’s Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case

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South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first case to reach the country’s highest court from the several criminal trials related to his brief imposition of martial law in 2024.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    South Korea's top court upholds ex-president Yoon's 7-year sentence (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The court dismissed Yoon's appeals, saying there ​was no misunderstanding of any legal interpretations in the rulings.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    South Korea’s Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first case to reach the country’s highest court from the several criminal trials related to his brief imposition of martial law in 2024.

  3. France 24

    South Korea's top court upholds 7-year sentence for ex-president Yoon (opens France 24)

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    South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a seven-year prison sentence handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol o charges of obstruction and other crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration.

  4. UPI

    S. Korea Supreme Court upholds 7-yr prison term for ex-President Yoon for obstruction of justice (opens UPI)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a seven-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for obstructing justice by blocking investigators from detaining him in the wake of his failed martial law bid in 2024.

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