SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun issued an order to prevent 150 lawmakers from gathering at the National Assembly on the night of last week’s martial law declaration, a military commander said Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun, chief of the Army Special Warfare Command, claimed at a parliamentary session that [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly is set to open a plenary session Tuesday to vote on a bill mandating a permanent special counsel to investigate treason charges against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed bid to impose martial law last week. The bill calls for an investigation into Yoon, former [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court is set to decide Tuesday whether to issue an arrest warrant for former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on treason charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration in what would be the first court judgment on the case. Kim is suspected of having colluded [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors questioned former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun for the third round on Monday on treason charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration last week. The special prosecution investigation team handling the case brought Kim in for questioning Monday morning on treason, abuse of power and other [...]