South Korea’s Supreme Court is set to announce its verdict next week regarding former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s alleged obstruction of justice. The charges stem from his actions following a failed martial law attempt in 2024. Yoon is accused of instructing his bodyguards to prevent investigators from detaining him in January 2025.
Yoon faces accusations of not involving nine Cabinet members in reviewing his martial law plan and tampering with public documents to conceal procedural errors. In April, an appeals court sentenced him to seven years in prison, an increase from the initial ruling but less than the recommended ten years by a special counsel team.
Yoon’s trial for leading an insurrection through the martial law bid is ongoing at an appellate court, where he was initially sentenced to life in prison. In a separate case, Yoon was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison for ordering drone infiltrations into North Korea to escalate tensions for his martial law declaration.
