South Korea arrests ex-defense minister over martial law, Yonhap News says
- South Korean prosecutors arrested ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun for his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Tuesday, as reported by Yonhap News Agency.
- Kim was viewed as a key figure in the brief martial law declaration and had proposed it to President Yoon, according to a senior military official and impeachment filings from opposition members.
- Following the opposition's impeachment motion, President Yoon accepted Kim's resignation on Thursday and Kim has since been detained.
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The South Korean military flew drones over Pyongyang in October at the order of then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is currently under investigation for his involvement in the martial law declaration, a lawmaker said Monday.
South Korean authorities reported that Kim Yong Hyun, defense minister, was arrested on Saturday, December 7, 2024, on charges of being responsible for suggesting the imposition of martial law.Kim Yong Hyun had resigned from office in government on Wednesday, December 4, after that law failed.It should be remembered that it was last Tuesday, December 3, when South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol decreed martial law after ensuring that the opposit…
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