Court upholds 7-yr prison term for Yoon for obstruction of justice

Yoo Jung-hwa, a lawyer of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, speaks to reporters at the Supreme Court in Seoul on July 9, 2026, after the court upheld a seven-year prison term for Yoon for obstructing justice by blocking investigators from detaining him in the wake of his failed martial law bid in 2024. The ousted former president has been standing a total of eight trials in connection with his surprise declaration of martial law. (Yonhap)

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