Urgent: S. Korean ex-president Yoon's legal team files appeal against obstruction of arrest sentence: media-Xinhua

Urgent: S. Korean ex-president Yoon's legal team files appeal against obstruction of arrest sentence: media

Source: Xinhua| 2026-01-19 15:41:31|Editor: huaxia

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team filed an appeal Monday against the first-instance verdict on his obstruction of arrest charges, YTN reported.

Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison on his arrest obstruction charges stemming from a martial law attempt, live footage showed last Friday.

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