SEOUL, June 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's former president Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team filed an appeal on Friday against the first-instance verdict on his general treason charges, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Supporters of South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol watch a live stream of Yoon's trial on his insurrection charges near the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on February 19, 2026, as Yoon (2nd row L) is seen on the screen. (Photo: AFP)

Yoon was sentenced to 30 years in prison for general treason linked to the infiltration of drones into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) earlier Friday by the Seoul Central District Court.