(LEAD) Ex-defense minister sentenced to 3 yrs 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 to a civilian in the lead-up to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in December 2024.

• Ex-defense minister Kim Yong-hyun sentenced to 3 years for leaking military secrets to civilian
• Court found Kim guilty of conspiring to hand over military intelligence personnel list to retired general Noh Sang-won
• Kim's sentencing for leaking secrets was shorter than the special counsel's 5-year recommendation