Overview
- The request was delivered at the closing hearing in Seoul Central District Court, marking the first sentencing recommendation across Yoon’s four martial law–related cases.
- Prosecutors say Yoon blocked his January detention by mobilizing the Presidential Security Service and bypassed a full Cabinet review before declaring martial law.
- The case also cites drafting and destruction of a revised proclamation, dissemination of false statements to foreign media, and deletion of secure military phone records.
- The sentence request totals 10 years by charge: five years for obstructing detention, three years for rights violations, false statements and record destruction, and two years for drafting the revised proclamation.
- Yoon denies the charges, remains in detention after his April removal from office, and still faces three other trials including an insurrection case, as the judge refused a request to delay this verdict and a decision is expected two days before his arrest period expires.