US EditionSouth Korea arrests ex-defense minister over martial law, Yonhap News says
- South Korean prosecutors have detained ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun, who allegedly recommended martial law to President Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the first detained figure in this case.
- Kim Yong Hyun voluntarily appeared at a Seoul prosecutors' office, where his mobile phone was confiscated.
- Following a unanimous parliamentary vote, the military withdrew after Yoon's decree was overturned, forcing his Cabinet to lift the martial law.
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South Korea’s former defense minister, who resigned this week over his role in the president’s martial law declaration, has been arrested. According to local media reports, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun voluntarily appeared for questioning at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 8. The prosecutor’s office, alongside law enforcement agencies, is conducting multiple investigations into treason and other poten…
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