A South Korean courtroom sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 5 years in jail Friday on some costs associated to his imposition of martial legislation.The decision is the primary towards Yoon within the eight felony trials over the decree he issued in late 2024 and different allegations.Video above: Former South Korean president arrives at Seoul courtThe most important cost towards him alleges that he led a rebel in connection together with his martial legislation enforcement and it carries a possible demise penalty.The Seoul Central District Courtroom within the case determined Friday sentenced him for different costs like his defiance of authorities’ makes an attempt to detain him.Yoon hasn’t instantly publicly responded to the ruling. However when an impartial counsel earlier demanded a 10-year jail time period for Yoon over these costs, Yoon’s protection workforce accused them of being politically pushed and missing authorized grounds to demand such “an extreme” sentence.Yoon has been impeached, arrested and dismissed as president after his short-lived imposition of martial legislation in December 2024 triggered enormous public protests calling for his ouster.Yoon maintains he didn’t intend to position the nation below army rule for an prolonged interval, saying his decree was solely meant to tell the individuals concerning the hazard of the liberal-controlled parliament which obstructed his agenda. However investigators have considered Yoon’s decree as an try to bolster and delay his rule, charging him with rebel, abuse of energy and different felony offenses.