US Edition(LEAD) Special Counsel Indicts Ex-Defense Minister on Charges Including Obstruction of Duties
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South Korea's special counsel indicts ex-defense minister on charges including obstruction of duties
The independent counsel investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law said Thursday he has indicted former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on charges including obstruction of official duties. Cho Eun-suk said in a notice to the press that Kim was also indicted on charges of abetting the destruction of evidence in connection with the Dec. 3 imposition of martial law. The charges were filed late Wednesday nigh…
Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok indicts Kim Yong-hyun... Additional arrest warrant to be requested a week before release Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok, who is investigating the internal rebellion and foreign exchange charges against former President Yoon Seok-yeol and others, indicted former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, who is currently in custody, just six days after his appointment. The three special prosecutors appointed on t…
Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok announced that he would additionally indict former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun on charges of instigating destruction of evidence and requesting an arrest warrant just five days after his appointment. In response, former Minister Kim, who is a week away from his release, argued for the dismissal of the indictment, saying that it was "an abuse of power by the special prosecutor." On the 19th, Special …
Special prosecutor Cho Eun-seok, who is in charge of the internal rebellion case related to the martial law on December 3rd of former President Yoon Seok-yeol, has started an investigation and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun is suspected of obstructing the performance of official duties and instigating the destruction of evidence. Reporters Lee Bo-bae, Kim Da-hye, and Kwon Hee-won = Special prosecutor Cho Eun-seok, who is in charge of the …
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