{"id":310088,"date":"2026-01-16T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/south-koreas-ousted-president-yoon-sentenced-to-prison-over-martial-law-bid-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:00:20","slug":"south-koreas-ousted-president-yoon-sentenced-to-prison-over-martial-law-bid-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/south-koreas-ousted-president-yoon-sentenced-to-prison-over-martial-law-bid-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea&#8217;s ousted President Yoon sentenced to prison over martial law bid | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RC3fy3y7M1w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"South Korea's ousted President Yoon sentenced to prison over martial law bid | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RC3fy3y7M1w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president of South Korea who was removed from office after declaring martial law in December 2024, was found guilty on several charges on Friday. The court sentenced him to five years in jail. Friday&#8217;s court ruling is the first of several related to the surprise martial law declaration that lasted a mere six hours due to the South Korean parliament, including members of his own party, voting to end it.<\/p>\n<p>What was ex-President Yoon found guilty of?<br \/>\nYoon has so far been found guilty of:<br \/>\nNot following due process before declaring martial law<br \/>\nFabricating official documentation related to the declaration<br \/>\nDestroying potential criminal evidence by wiping official phone data<br \/>\nObstructing authorities from executing an arrest warrant<\/p>\n<p>#SouthKorea #YoonSukYeo #YoonVerdict<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president of South Korea who was removed from office after declaring martial law in December 2024, was found guilty on several charges on Friday. 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