South Korea’s Supreme Court upholds a seven-year prison sentence against former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first criminal case to reach the country’s highest court related to his brief 2024 martial law declaration. Multiple outlets report that the court dismissed Yoon’s appeals, finding no legal error in the earlier rulings. The case centers on allegations that Yoon obstructed cabinet deliberations and used forged signatures in the lead-up to the martial law. Sources also describe claims that he used presidential security agents to hinder an attempt to arrest him after lawmakers moved to nullify the martial law. Yoon is already in detention while he continues to appeal a separate, separate life sentence tied to charges related to leading or carrying out an insurrection through the martial law declaration. Several reports note that Yoon insists his declaration was motivated by the public interest. Overall, the Supreme Court’s decision keeps the seven-year sentence in place as part of a broader set of prosecutions and appeals stemming from the 2024 episode.