A South Korean appellate court increased the jail sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol to seven years for obstructing justice. The charges relate to using presidential agents to block his own arrest, and both Yoon and the prosecution have lodged appeals.

A South Korean appeal court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years. A lower court had handed Yoon the initial sentence in January after he was found to have used presidential security agents to block his own arrest. Both Yoon and the prosecution lodged appeals. He argued that the arrest warrants against him were based on an “unlawful investigation”, while special prosecutors said his punishment...