Seoul: Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to receive his first court sentence this week on charges related to his December 2024 imposition of martial law. The Seoul Central District Court has scheduled the sentencing hearing for Yoon's trial on special obstruction of public duty and other related charges for 2 p.m. on Friday.

According to Yonhap News Agency, this sentencing will be the first of eight cases Yoon is currently facing. The charges include leading an insurrection through his martial law declaration on December 3, 2024. Friday's proceedings will focus on accusations that Yoon obstructed investigators from detaining him in January of the previous year, violated the rights of nine Cabinet members by excluding them from a meeting regarding his martial law plan, and manipulated official documents related to the proclamation after lifting the decree.

Last month, the special counsel led by Cho Eun-suk recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Yoon. The counsel argued that the former president misused a national agency to conceal his actions. In his defense, Yoon justified his use of the Presidential Security Service, claiming that extensive security measures are justified for presidential protection.

This case marks the first conclusion among Yoon's trials. Another verdict on his insurrection trial is expected on February 19 by a different bench at the Seoul Central District Court. Recently, the special counsel team demanded the death penalty for Yoon in connection with the insurrection charges.

Yoon's other six cases involve separate investigations by different special counsel teams. These include corruption allegations against his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, and alleged interference in the investigation of a Marine's death in 2023.