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Appelate hikes ex-president’s sentence

South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend the fifth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on 4 February 2025.
South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend the fifth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on 4 February 2025.JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years.

A lower court had handed Yoon the initial sentence in January after he was found to have used presidential security agents to block his own arrest.

South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend the fifth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on 4 February 2025.
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