“Judges convicted Yoon on charges including infringement of ministers' constitutional right to deliberate on the imposition of martial law, aggravated obstruction of the execution of a lawful warrant, and the fabrication and destruction of official documents, the Korea Times reported on Friday.”

“Judge Baek Dae-hyun, the presiding judge, chastised Yoon during the hearing, which was attended by the jailed former president and televised live. "He effectively privatized the armed forces through public servants of the Presidential Security Service who are loyal to the Republic of Korea, for his personal safety and interests," he said.”

“The sentence was half of what special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team had requested last month, Yonhap News reported.”

“The judge said the absence of previous criminal offenses was among the mitigating factors in the sentence, though the "nature of the crimes was very bad" and Yoon showed no remorse.”

“The judge said Yoon was guilty of all charges except those related to to the rights of two of the nine Cabinet members and the order to distribute false press statements.”

“The Korea Herald noted that Friday's ruling is expected to serve as a precedent regarding the legality of the initial investigation into Yoon's alleged insurrection.”

“Reuters noted the tight security measures outside the courthouse, saying that "there was a heavy police presence in and around the court that is only a few blocks from Yoon's upscale apartment in Seoul."”