Former ROK Defense Minister Detained for Role in Martial Law Attempt
Talk about getting bad advice from someone, Kim Yong-hyun is a fool to think ROK Soldiers would go along with this martial law attempt:
On Sunday, ex-Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun was taken into custody at a Seoul detention facility after undergoing an investigation by prosecutors, a law enforcement official said, requesting anonymity in line with privacy rules. The official gave no further details. But South Korean media reported that Kim voluntarily appeared at a Seoul prosecutors’ office, where he had his mobile phone confiscated and was detained.
The reports said police searched Kim’s former office and residence on Sunday. Repeated calls to Seoul prosecutors’ offices and police agency were unanswered. Senior prosecutor Park Se-hyun said in a televised statement Sunday that authorities launched a 62-member special investigation team on the marital law case. Park, who will head the team, said the probe would “leave no suspicions.” Yoon accepted Kim’s resignation offer on Thursday after opposition parties submitted a separate impeachment motion against him.
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“Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, currently under arrest after last week’s attempt to impose martial law in the country, has attempted suicide, Shin Yong-hae, the head of the correctional center where the minister is held, said on Wednesday.
A guard on duty reported that Kim attempted suicide in a toilet at an order awaiting room, Yonhap cited Shin as telling the South Korean Parliament.
The center’s staff immediately interfered and prevented the attempt by the ex-minister, the penitentiary official said, adding that Kim is currently under guard and his health does not cause alarm.”