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SKorea: Yoon Sentence Raised to 7 Years in Obstruction Case

Was this a necessary blow for justice or a politically motivated hit job?

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SKorea: Yoon Sentence Raised to 7 Years in Obstruction Case

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Above: Supporters of former President Yoon Suk-yeol watch the trial of Kim Keon-hee near the High Court in Seoul, South Korea, on April 28. Image credit: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

The Seoul High Court's ruling makes clear that Yoon Suk Yeol abused his presidential power at every turn — blocking his own arrest, fabricating documents and spreading false information to foreign media. Raising his sentence to seven years sends a necessary message that no one is above the law. Betraying the Constitution while holding the highest office in the land demands serious consequences.

The Korea Times

Right narrative

The judge who handed Yoon a harsher sentence was nominated by the Lee Jae-myung administration and belongs to a judiciary research group with deep ties to the Democratic Party — that's not justice, that's a political hit job. Just like Trump faced relentless lawfare from partisan institutions, Yoon is being railroaded by a rigged process designed to eliminate a political rival. The entire proceeding reeks of a system weaponized against its opponents.

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