A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection over his role in a short-lived martial law declaration has ...

Kim Yong-hyun, a former Minister of National Defense who was arrested and indicted on charges of leading the ‘Dec. 3 ...

Defense ministry currently led by vice minister, No. 9 in military order of command The ruling conservative bloc has ramped ...

Kwak says he decided to pull troops out of Assembly, not president or ex-defense minister The then-commander of the South ...

On the 4th, during the fifth hearing of his impeachment case held at the Constitutional Court, President Yoon noted this ...

Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun took significant responsibility for President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration, Thursday, claiming he recommended the emergency military rule and played a ...

Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun claimed to have written the so-called "Emergency Legislative Body Note," which President Yoon reportedly handed over to Acting President Choi Sang-mok at the ...

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- An opposition-led parliamentary committee issued orders Thursday to bring former Defense Minister ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol made his second appearance at the Constitutional Court to attend his ongoing impeachment trial on Thursday.Yoon arrived at the court just before ...

Kim was chosen by Yoon's lawyers as a witness for the trial. He was arrested on Dec 8 over his alleged role in the martial law decree and attempted suicide on Dec 10. During the hearing, Yoon said the ...

The Seoul Central District Court has refused to grant bail to former Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun, a key figure in the martial law case.The court handed down the decision ...

Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a key figure of the recent insurrection, speaks as a witness at the fourth hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court ...