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16 January 2026
South Korea court finds disgraced ex-president guilty in martial law case
16 January 2026
This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.
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A court in South Korea has sentenced the country’s former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to five years in jail after finding him guilty on charges stemming from his declaration of martial law in December 2024, a live broadcast of the ruling showed.
Yoon was found guilty on Friday of charges that include obstructing authorities from executing an arrest warrant related to his martial law declaration, as well as fabricating official documents and failing to comply with the legal process required to impose martial law.
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The rulings are the first related to the criminal charges Yoon faces over his botched martial law declaration in December 2024.
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