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Ex-Defense Minister Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Leaking Military Secrets

Former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun received a three-year sentence for leaking military intelligence, aiding a failed martial law plot to probe election rigging.

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A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to a three-year prison term for leaking military secrets to a civilian in t...

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A Seoul court sentenced former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Friday to three years in prison on charges related to former President Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024.The former Minister was charged with disclosing classified military information to a civilian in order to create a special team to investigate Yoon's unverified allegations of electoral fraud.The former President cited electoral irregularities as one of…

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Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who leaked military secrets to civilian No Sang-won, sentenced to 3 years in prison in the first trial, was indicted on charges of handing over a list of Intelligence Command agents—a military secret—to former Intelligence Command Commander No Sang-won, who was a civilian during the December 3rd Martial Law. On the 19th, Judge Cho Soon-pyo of the 21st Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court...

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Naver broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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