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How long was Yoon of South Korea sentenced to?

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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-kyo was sentenced to five years in prison for abusing presidential security services and attempting to impose martial law. Prosecutors have also requested the death penalty in a separate trial, but no execution has occurred since 1997.

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  • Court found Yun abused security services to block his arrest 25s
  • Yun convicted of faking documents and bypassing legal process 41s
  • Lawyer announced plans to appeal, calling trial politicized 55s
  • Prosecutors seek death penalty for Yun in separate insurrection trial 1m 31s

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Five years' jail for South Korea's Yoon in first martial law penalty

Former South Korean President Yun Suk-kyo sentenced to five years in prison for his failed 2024 attempt to impose martial law.

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