[Breaking] Supreme Court upholds Yoon’s 7-year sentence for obstructing arrest

The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstruction of an arrest warrant, in the first top-court ruling among the criminal cases he faces over his failed attempt to impose martial law in 2024.

The top court dismissed appeals filed by both Yoon and the special counsel, upholding the appellate court’s ruling.

“The arguments for appeal largely challenge the lower court’s findings of fact, and there was no error in ...