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South Korean appeals court gives 7-year jail term to former President Yoon in arrest obstruction case

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SEOUL, ‌April 29 (Reuters) - A ​South Korean appeals court ⁠on Wednesday gave a seven-year jail ​term to former President ‌Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstructing ⁠investigators trying ⁠to execute an arrest warrant since his short-lived 2024 ‌martial law declaration.

The Seoul ⁠High Court ‌delivered the ​ruling in a televised hearing, the ‌first decision by ​a ⁠special court division set ‌up ⁠to handle cases linked to Yoon's martial ​law bid ‌in December 2024.

(Reporting ⁠by Joyce ​Lee; Editing by ​Himani Sarkar)

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