Kim Yong-hyun’s role in the martial law controversy According to Reutrers, the controversy began on December 3, 2024, when President Yoon declared martial law during an unplanned cabinet meeting.

Protesters wear masks depicting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, outgoing Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, People Power Party's leader Han Dong-hoon and Choo Kyung-ho at a rally calling for ...

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 law declaration.

South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Nov. 1, 2024. (AP) Kim is listed in a stable condition.

South Korea’s previous Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week's martial law, officials said, as police were reported to be raiding ...

Prosecutors have accused Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned and is now detained, of conspiring with President Yoon Suk Yeol to stage insurrection through martial law over the opposition's control of ...

Former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide late Tuesday night. He is under arrest for insurrection.

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun conducts a joint press briefing with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2024.

Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned after the Dec. 3 martial law and is now jailed, testified before the nation's Constitutional Court, which is deciding whether to reinstate or fully remove Yoon from ...