Yoon Suk Yeol gets five years on abuse of power, obstruction charges — as it happened
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Yoon Suk Yeol gets five years on abuse of power, obstruction charges — as it happened

Published: 16 Jan. 2026, 13:00 Updated: 16 Jan. 2026, 15:21
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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a trial hearing on insurrection charges at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Dec. 29, 2025. [YONHAP]

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a trial hearing on insurrection charges at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Dec. 29, 2025. [YONHAP]


BY JIM BULLEY, MICHAEL LEE, CHO JUNG-WOO AND LEE SOO-JUNG [[email protected]]
tags Yoon Suk Yeol trial live

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