SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) - South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team filed an appeal Monday against the first-instance verdict on his obstruction of arrest charges, YTN reported.

This file photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025 shows Yoon Suk-yeol (C) attending a hearing of his impeachment trial at the constitutional court in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's special counsel on Tuesday sought the death penalty for former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of insurrection, according to multiple local media. (Photo: Xinhua)

Yoon was sentenced to five years in prison on his arrest obstruction charges stemming from a martial law attempt, live footage showed last Friday.