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. Kim attempted to take his own life while in detention,

Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, a close confidant of President Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested for his alleged role in a martial law attempt. Accused of ordering troop deployments to key institutions,

South Korea’s former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of playing a lead role in last week’s failed attempt to impose martial law, attempted suicide on Wednesday while in detention. Shin Yong-hae,