Explainer-Who Is Kim Yong-Hyun, Ousted South Korean Defence Minister Who Attempted Suicide? By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Yong-hyun, a former defence minister and close confidant to South ...

Kim Yong-hyun, the former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun accused of playing a lead role in the failed imposition of martial law on December 3, tried to commit suicide shortly before ...

December 26, 2024 :: Rhee Ha-sang, Lawyer for Kim Yong-hyun "People are mixing up the declaration of martial law and the ...

open image in gallery Former South Korean defence minister Kim Yong-hyun speaks during a press conference during the US - Republic of Korea (AFP via Getty Images) He was formally arrested on ...

Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a close confidant of President ... holding critical positions such as Capital Defence Commander and Chief of Operations at the Joint Chiefs ...

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun attends a joint press conference during a 2+2 meeting, at the State Department in Washington, US, on Oct 31, 2024. (File photo: Reuters/Leah Millis ...

South Korea’s former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun ordered a drone deployment to North Korea to lay the ground for martial law declaration, it has been alleged. Park Beom-kye, a lawmaker from ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Yong-hyun, a former defence minister and close confidant to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, became the first official to be arrested late on Tuesday over Yoon's martial ...

SEOUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Kim Yong-hyun, a former defence minister and close confidant to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, became the first official to be arrested late on Tuesday over Yoon's ...