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Speaking outside the court, his lawyer Yoo Jung-hwa said the former president would appeal, calling the ruling politicised.<br \/>\nProsecutors have separately sought the death penalty for Yoon for masterminding an insurrection by attempting to suspend parliament and impose military rule without justification.<br \/>\nYoon was arrested in January after barricading himself inside his residence and ordering security personnel to block investigators, an unprecedented arrest of a sitting South Korean president. Parliament swiftly overturned his martial law decree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court finds Yoon guilty of obstruction, document fabrication seoul A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing authorities and fabricating documents during his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024. 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