South Korea prosecutors push further Yoon sentences

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1. about 8 hours ago

   [POLITICS] 9 sources

   Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol loses lawyer licence after 7‑year prison sentence

   Former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to seven years for obstructing a court arrest and his lawyer licence was revoked by the Korean Bar Association.

2. 6 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   South Korea's special prosecutor seeks 5‑year sentence for ex‑President Yoon over alleged coup‑related crimes

   South Korea's special prosecutor team is probing a secret task force linked to a Dec 3 emergency martial law and has asked a court to give former President Yoon Suk‑yeol a five‑year jail term for allegedly medi

3. 9 days ago

   [POLITICS] 6 sources

   Yoon Suk Yeol skips constitutional appeal after Supreme Court conviction

   Former President Yoon Suk Yeol will not pursue a constitutional appeal against his seven‑year obstruction‑of‑justice conviction, citing incompatibility with South Korea’s judicial system.

4. 19 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   South Korean ex‑army colonel Jo Seong‑hyun investigated for alleged rebellion during 12/3 martial law

   Ex‑army colonel Jo Seong‑hyun and former Prosecutor General Shim Woo‑jung were summoned by South Korea’s special prosecutor team over alleged rebellion‑related orders during the 12 December martial law, notably

5. 21 days ago

   [POLITICS] 22 sources

   South Korea's Supreme Court upholds 7‑year prison term for ex‑President Yoon Suk Yeol

   South Korea's Supreme Court confirmed a seven‑year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol for obstruction of justice tied to his 2024 martial‑law declaration, rejecting his appeal.

6. 23 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   South Korea ex‑first lady Kim Keon‑hee convicted in bribery case

   Seoul court finalized sentences in former first lady Kim Keon‑hee’s bribery case: she received a seven‑year prison term, while three accomplices got suspended jail terms and fines.

7. 23 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   South Korea's ex‑President Yoon Suk‑yeol to face Supreme Court appeal hearing

   South Korea's Supreme Court will livestream former President Yoon Suk‑yeol's appeal hearing on obstruction charges on 9 Sept, a first decision since the 12 Dec emergency decree was lifted; Yoon is not required

8. 29 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Kim Keon-hee Appeals 7-Year Prison Sentence in Bribery Case

   Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea’s president, appealed her 7‑year bribery sentence and wrote a prison letter thanking supporters.

9. about 1 month ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   South Korea prosecutors indict three lawmakers for obstructing Yoon's arrest

   South Korea's special prosecutor indicted three People Power Party lawmakers—Kim Ki‑hyun, Kwon Young‑jin and Yoon Sang‑hyun—for obstructing former President Yoon Suk‑yeol's arrest warrant, issuing summons for a

10. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    South Korea's first lady Kim Keon-hee sentenced to seven years in prison

    First lady Kim Keon-hee received a seven‑year prison term for bribe‑taking, including a luxury Breguet watch, in South Korea’s high‑profile “Mae‑gwan Magic” scandal.

11. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    South Korea's former Justice Minister Park Seong-jae appeals 25‑year sentence

    South Korea’s former Justice Minister Park Seong‑jae has appealed his 25‑year prison term, while courts have recently dismissed three prosecution cases, citing prosecutorial overreach.

12. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon‑hee sentenced to 7 years for bribery

    South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon‑hee was sentenced to an additional seven‑year prison term for bribery, adding to her existing four‑year sentence for stock‑manipulation offences.

13. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 25 sources

    South Korea ex-first lady Kim Keon-hee gets 7-year bribery sentence

    South Korea’s ex‑first lady Kim Keon‑hee received a seven‑year prison term for taking luxury gifts, including a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and a Dior handbag, in return for political favours; she was fined and

14. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources

    South Korea's ex‑justice minister Park Sung‑jae gets 25‑year jail term

    Former Justice Minister Park Sung‑jae was sentenced on 22 June 2026 to 25 years for helping ex‑President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief 2024 martial‑law attempt in South Korea.

15. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    South Korean court dismisses detention warrant in Yoon residence audit

    Seoul court rejected the detention warrant for audit official Son Mo, accused of falsifying documents in the probe of former President Yoon’s presidential residence relocation.

16. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Former President Yoon Suk-yeol Faces Multiple Investigations, Including Dior Bag Probe

    Police sent former President Yoon Suk-yeol to prosecutors over a Dior bag scandal involving his wife, while a special unit also probes a possible election‑law breach tied to a 2021 Facebook post.

17. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol receives 30‑year prison sentence for Pyongyang drone operation

    South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to 30 years for ordering a Pyongyang drone operation, with senior officials also receiving long prison terms.

18. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    South Korea's former president Yoon Suk-yeol sentenced to 30 years for drone provocation plan

    South Korea's ex‑president Yoon Suk-yeol and former defence minister receive 30‑year sentences for a drone operation that provoked North Korea and aimed to justify a 2024 martial‑law emergency.

19. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    South Korean ex-president Jun Szogjol sentenced to additional 30 years

    Former South Korean president Jun Szogjol was sentenced to an extra 30 years in prison for ordering drones to North Korea, a move prosecutors said provoked conflict and endangered national security.

20. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources

    South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol summoned for second rebellion probe

    Former President Yoon Suk-yeol was summoned on June 13 for a nine‑hour second probe by the 2nd comprehensive special prosecutor, facing rebellion‑chief charges over alleged conspiracies to send armed troops to

21. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    South Korean ex-president Jun Sok-jol sentenced to 30 years over drone operation

    South Korea sentenced former President Jun Sok-jol to 30 years for a drone operation over Pyongyang that heightened inter‑Korean tensions; several other officials also received prison terms.

22. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 42 sources

    Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years for drone operation

    South Korean court sentenced ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years for ordering 2024 drone flights over North Korea to provoke tensions and justify a failed martial‑law bid, adding to his life sentence for ins

23. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Seoul court to decide fate of former President Yoon over drone operation

    Seoul court to rule on former President Yoon's drone‑over‑Pyongyang case, with charges including abuse of authority and a possible 30‑year term, alongside related defence officials.

24. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Examined Over Military Emergency Messages

    Ex‑president Yoon Suk Yeol, serving a life sentence for a 2024 military emergency, was examined for allegedly sending allied‑nation messages that framed the move as legitimate.

25. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    South Korea's ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol faces further probe by special prosecutor

    South Korea's ex‑President Yoon Suk‑yeol is under a special prosecutor probe for alleged abuse of power and a residence‑renovation scandal, with further hearings slated.

26. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Acquitted of Perjury

    Seoul's Central District Court acquitted ex‑President Yoon Suk Yeol of perjury over his testimony in former PM Han Duck‑soo's trial, finding no proof he lied about a cabinet meeting plan.

27. 3 months ago

    [POLITICS] 10 sources

    South Korea cuts former PM Han Duck-soo's prison term to 15 years

    Seoul appeals court cut former PM Han Duck‑soo's sentence to 15 years, upholding most convictions tied to the 2024 martial‑law episode.

28. 3 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    South Korean Judge Shin Jong Oh Dead After Sentencing Former First Lady

    Judge Shin Jong Oh, who sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to four years, was found dead in Seoul; police investigate.

29. 3 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Judge Shin Jong‑o, who sentenced former first lady Kim Keon‑hee, found dead

    Seoul High Court judge Shin Jong‑o, who sentenced ex‑first lady Kim Keon‑hee to four years, was found dead near the court.

30. 3 months ago

    [CRIME] 8 sources

    South Korea appeals court hikes sentences for Kim Keon-hee and ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol

    In Seoul, Kim Keon-hee's corruption sentence rises to four years; ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol gets seven years for obstruction of justice.