A former president of South Korea, Yoon Yeol, has been sentenced to five years in prison over offences of obstructing justice and crimes linked to his devastating martial law declaration and its negative results.
Justice Baek Dae-hyun gave the injunction after he found Yeol culpable of obstruction of justice by blocking investigators from detaining him and excluding cabinet members from a martial law planning meeting.
”Despite having a duty, above all others, to uphold the constitution and observe the rule of law as president, the defendant instead displayed an attitude that disregarded the constitution,” Dae-hyun said.
”The defendant’s culpability is extremely grave,” the judge added.
The presider further stated that the lawbreaker has seven days to appeal the court’s jail term, starting from the Friday, when he was sentenced at the Seoul’s Central District Court.
The prosecutors had earlier demanded the convict be handed a death sentence, claiming that he deserved the severest possible judgement and showed no remorse for his actions and anti democracy.
Yoon is also on charges of aiding the enemy over allegations of ordering drone flights over North Korea to bolster his declaration of martial law.
The seperate charges led to another court sitting billed for February 19, as ruled by the Presiding Judge.
