The former South Korean Defense Minister was arrested

Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Young-hyun was arrested over his role in an attempt to impose martial law, which plunged his country into a week of chaos, local media reported yesterday. Hyun resigned following President Yoon Suk-yul’s announcement at a time when… Late last Tuesday, martial law was imposed, and after six hours he was forced to retract this step under pressure from Parliament and the street. Hyun was prevented from leaving the country, and the police also opened an investigation against Yoon Suk-Yul on charges of… “Rebellion,” and the South Korean president escaped from an impeachment motion submitted by the opposition, after his failed attempt to impose martial law, in the absence of the necessary quorum in the National Assembly, after representatives of the ruling party withdrew from the hall.