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Urgent: S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison on arrest obstruction charges

Urgent: S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison on arrest obstruction charges

Xinhua
16 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT+

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on arrest obstruction charges, his first verdict on charges stemming from a martial law attempt, live footage showed Friday.

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