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A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-yoon-obstructing-justice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #yoonsukyeol #southkorea

South Korean court hikes ex-president's sentence for obstructing justice

Yoon Suk Yeol is also serving a life sentence for the much more serious crime of leading an insurrection, a result of his failed attempt to impose martial law in 2024.

The Japan Times

nitroglycol 3d ago

Today's #news roundup: https://nitroglycol.blogspot.com/2026/04/news-roundup-29-april-2026.html #Trump #PaulineHanson #NigelFarage #GinaRinehart #YoonSukYeol #Iran #oil #animalcruelty

News roundup, 29 April 2026

- Former FBI director James Comey has been charged with threatening the life of the president with a picture he briefly posted to Instagram...

Bergfrid 4d ago

🔥 L'ex-première dame de Corée du Sud condamnée à 4 ans de prison pour corruption et manipulation boursière. Son mari, l'ex-président Yoon, purge déjà la prison à vie pour insurrection.

#CoréeduSud #KimKeonHee #YoonSukYeol #Corruption #LoisMartiale
https://bergfrid.com/blog/lex-premiere-dame-kim-keon-hee-condamnee-a-quatre-ans-de-prison-en-appel?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rss

David Grayless Apr 10

On Apr 10, 2024: South Korea's liberal opposition party wins landslide majority in the country's general election - a defeat for President #YoonSukYeol, amid claims he was brought down by a spring onion.

David Grayless Apr 4

On April 4, 2025: South Korean President #YoonSukYeol is removed from office after the country's constitutional court rules to uphold the impeachment vote against him in December 2024.

Japan Pop News Mar 23

https://www.wacoca.com/news/2796958/ 韓国政府、「徴用工」財団理事長解任へ前政権の功績否定図る | JAPAN Forward #LeeJaeMyung #SouthKorea #WartimeLabor #YoonSukYeol #大韓民国 #日韓関係 #歴史 #韓国

Walk News Mar 23

https://www.walknews.com/1241780/ 韓国政府、「徴用工」財団理事長解任へ前政権の功績否定図る | JAPAN Forward #LeeJaeMyung #SouthKorea #WartimeLabor #YoonSukYeol #大韓民国 #日韓関係 #歴史 #韓国

David Grayless Mar 16

On the 16th of March 2023: South Korea's President #YoonSukyeol and Japanese Prime Minister #FumioKishida hold their first talks since 2011 in Tokyo, marking a milestone in relations between the two countries.