00:00A South Korean court sentences former President Yoon Suk-yeol to five years in prison on charges
00:06that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him. This after he famously imposed
00:11martial law in December 2024 and failed. The Seoul Central District Court finds Yoon guilty
00:17of mobilizing the Presidential Security Service to block authorities from executing an arrest
00:22warrant issued by a court to investigate him for his martial law declaration. He is also
00:26found guilty of charges including fabricating official documents and failing to comply with
00:31the legal process required for martial law. His lawyer says the former president will appeal the
00:36ruling. In a separate trial, Yoon could face the death sentence on a charge of masterminding an
00:41insurrection by declaring martial law without justification.
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