Breaking News: Ex-Security Chiefs Convicted Over Blocking Yoon Arrest

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By Lim Jong-hyun
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Former Presidential Security Service chief Park Jong-jun, indicted on charges of obstructing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials' execution of an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 9th for the first-trial sentencing hearing on charges including obstruction of special official duties. Yonhap News - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea
Former Presidential Security Service chief Park Jong-jun, indicted on charges of obstructing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials' execution of an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 9th for the first-trial sentencing hearing on charges including obstruction of special official duties. Yonhap News

Former leaders of the Presidential Security Service were found guilty in their first trial on charges of obstructing the arrest of former President Yoon Suk-yeol.

The court sentenced Park Jong-jun to four years in prison and Kim Sung-hoon to five years in prison.

Original reporting by Lim Jong-hyun for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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