{
  "id": 18272381,
  "title": "3-year prison term finalized for ex-PSS chief for obstructing Yoon's arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/3-year-prison-term-finalized-for-ex-pss-chief-for-obstructing-yoons-18272381",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T07:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261105/3-yr-prison-term-finalized-for-ex-pss-chief-for-obstructing-yoons-arrest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, a three-year prison term was confirmed for a former head of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) who obstructed investigators from executing an arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, according to legal sources. The verdict was delivered by the Seoul High Court last week. The defendant, Park, along with other former PSS officials, faced charges for impeding the efforts to detain Yoon at the presidential residence in January 2025, following his decision to impose martial law. Initially, Park had been sentenced to four years in prison in July by a lower court. However, this term was reduced to three years by an appellate court last week, taking into account his resignation on January 7, 2025, which was seen as an acknowledgment of responsibility for the ensuing chaos and disputes.\n\nAdditionally, a two-year prison sentence was finalized for Lee.",
  "summary": "A three-year prison term was finalized Thursday for a former chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) for blocking investigators from executing a warrant to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol last year, according to legal sources. Last week, the Seoul High Court handed down the verdict. Both Park and prosecutors had seven days to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, but neither…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "3-yr prison term finalized for ex-PSS chief for obstructing Yoon's arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/3-yr-prison-term-finalized-for-ex-pss-chief-for-obstructing-yoons",
        "published": "2026-11-05T06:36:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}