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

JIM BULLEY
MICHAEL LEE
CHO JUNG-WOO
LEE SOO-JUNG
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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.

BY JIM BULLEY, MICHAEL LEE, CHO JUNG-WOO AND LEE SOO-JUNG [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]

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