EBN- South Korean prison authorities announced on Wednesday that resigned Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun attempted suicide after being imprisoned in the case of imposing martial law in the country.
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said that Kim, who resigned as defense minister on Thursday, attempted suicide in prison before the judiciary officially issued an arrest warrant against him on charges of rebellion.
The former minister is accused of playing a “decisive role during the rebellion” and “abusing power to obstruct the exercise of rights.
The special investigation team conducted a search at the presidential office, the National Police Agency, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the National Assembly Security Department,” the police said in a statement.
On the night of December 3-4, Yoon (63 years old) suddenly announced the imposition of martial law, before being forced to back down from this step only 6 hours later under pressure from parliament and the street.
The South Korean president on Saturday escaped a parliamentary impeachment motion filed by the opposition over his failed attempt to impose martial law.
On Monday, the South Korean Ministry of Justice announced that it had imposed a travel ban on the president, while police are investigating him on charges of rebellion over his attempt to impose martial law.
