"Judge Yoon Sung-sik stated that the conservative former president sidestepped a legally mandated full Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law, falsified documents to conceal the lapse, and deployed security officials 'like a private army' to resist law enforcement efforts to arrest him."
"The Seoul High Court reversed a lower court's acquittal, finding Yoon guilty on all counts and ruling that he violated the rights of Cabinet members by convening only a select few to simulate a formal meeting."
"Yoon's brief martial law decree on December 3, 2024, threw the country into a severe political crisis, paralyzing politics and high-level diplomacy and rattling financial markets."
A South Korean appeals court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law. This conviction adds to a life sentence for rebellion charges linked to his authoritarian actions. The court found Yoon guilty of falsifying documents and deploying security officials to resist arrest. His brief martial law declaration caused significant political turmoil, which only subsided after his rival won an early election. Yoon plans to appeal the verdict.
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