Ex-defense minister sentenced to 3 years in prison for leaking military secrets (opens original article in a new tab)

A Seoul court sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to three years in prison for leaking military secrets during the lead-up to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in December 2024.

• Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun sentenced to 3 years for leaking military secrets
• Kim indicted for conspiring with military officials to hand over personal info of 40+ intelligence personnel
• Sentence related to events preceding Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in December 2024