SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun will not attend a court hearing that will review an arrest warrant against him over treason and other charges in connection with a ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, following public outcry over his proposal to declare martial law. Choi Byung-hyuk, Korea's ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s close confidant and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun wrote from prison, calling for three ...

SEOUL: South Korea’s former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of playing a lead role in the failed imposition of martial law on December 3, has attempted suicide inside a detention ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the impeachment trial proceedings, which began at 3 p.m. on the 20th at the Constitutional Court, but left the courtr... Chinese exchange student arrested for ...

SEOUL--An official says former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to kill himself but failed to do so. Shin Yong Hae, commissioner general of the Korea Correctional Service, told lawmakers ...

Hundreds of angry supporters of arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol stormed Seoul western district court on Jan 19, which jailed ex-defence minister Kim Yong hyun (pictured) said should be remembered ...

Police said Tuesday they have transferred three cases of treason charges against President Yoon Suk Yeol and two others to ...

SEOUL, December 11. /TASS/. South Korea’s former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun attempted suicide while under arrest over the botched martial law attempt, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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 ...

Former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, who was arrested and indicted on charges of leading the ‘12·3 emergency martial law’ situation, filed a cancellation lawsuit, arguing that ...

The central role of Yoon's defense minister, Kim Yong-hyun, in the recent martial law declaration highlights concerns about military influence in South Korean politics.