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High Court Raises Yoon's Sentence to Seven Years

4/29/2026

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  • The High Court’s insurrection division issued its televised ruling, raising Yoon Suk Yeol’s sentence after finding he deleted phone records.
  • He received a seven-year term for obstruction over his 2024 martial-law decree and was convicted of fabricating documents and issuing false press statements.
  • Yoon’s lawyers will appeal to the Supreme Court, calling the ruling unacceptable, as he faces trials, including a life sentence for leading an insurrection tied to episode.