Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has been booked by a special counsel team on suspicion of attempting to use a military intelligence unit to create a pretext for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid. The investigation focuses on whether anti-North Korea drills were prepared to provoke Pyongyang for a martial law declaration.
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was sentenced to 3 years in prison for leaking intelligence agency personnel lists to form an illegal election investigation team during the 12.3 emergency martial law. He was also previously sentenced to 30 years for rebellion and foreign exchange violations.
A Seoul court sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to three years in prison for leaking military secrets related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid. Kim was indicted for conspiring to hand over personal information of military intelligence personnel to a retired general.
The prosecution has requested a supplementary investigation into the 'onboard party' allegations involving former presidential aides Kim Yong-hyun and Kim Sung-hoon. The police special investigation headquarters will also reinvestigate the involvement of First Lady Kim Keon-hee, who was previously cleared due to insufficient evidence.
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun received a three-year prison sentence for deceiving the Presidential Security Service into issuing a secure phone for use during a planned martial law declaration by former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court also found Kim guilty of ordering the destruction of evidence.
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun received a three-year prison sentence for deceiving the Presidential Security Service to obtain a secure phone after former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. He was convicted of obstruction of official duties and instigation of evidence destruction.
