Kim Yong-hyun, the former defense minister of South Korea, was taken into custody early Sunday as prosecutors investigated his role in the recent effort to impose martial law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/08/asia-pacific/politics/south-koreas-ex-defense-chief-detained/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #kimyonghyun
South Korea’s ex-defense chief is detained over martial law episode
Kim Yong-hyun is the first person to be detained as prosecutors begin their investigation into allegations made by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s political opponents.Choe Sang-hun (The Japan Times)
