South Korea's former defence minister has been formally arrested on insurrection charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos, a court spokesperson said early Wednesday.
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(FILES) Kim Yong-hyun, then-defence minister of South Korea, speaks during a press conference during the US-Republic of Korea (ROK) Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2024. South Korea's former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun has been arrested over his role in a martial law declaration that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported on December 8, 2024. Kim had already resigned after the brief imposition of martial law on December 3 by President Yoon Suk Yeol that saw soldiers and helicopters sent to parliament. -- Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP
2024-12-11 18:25:16
South Korea's former defence minister has been formally arrested on insurrection charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos, a court spokesperson said early Wednesday.
Yoon suspended civilian rule a week ago and sent special forces and helicopters to parliament, before lawmakers forced him to rescind the decree in a country assumed to be a stable democracy.
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