▲ Former President Yoon Suk Yeol gives his final statement during his trial on insurrection charges stemming from his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on Jan. 13, 2026, in this photo provided by the court. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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(LEAD) Ex-President Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over obstruction of justice, other charges

(ATTN: UPDATES with court ruling; CHANGES headline)

By Lee Haye-ah

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges including the obstruction of investigators' attempt to detain him last year.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence in the first ruling on charges stemming from Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024.

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