S. Korean ex-president Yoon's team appeals insurrection sentence

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A television monitor at Seoul Station shows Yoon Suk-yeol (back, L) during sentencing in his insurrection case, Seoul Central District Court, February 19, 2026. /VCG

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team filed an appeal on Tuesday against the first-instance verdict on his insurrection charges, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Yoon was sentenced to life in prison on charges of insurrection, live footage showed last Thursday.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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