Seoul, South Korea — South Korea's former defense minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month's
South Korean Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun speaks during a joint news conference at the State Department October 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Blinken and Austin are meeting with their South Korean counterparts for a 2+2 diplomatic and defense meeting. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s former defense minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month’s martial law operation, a senior prisons official said Wednesday.
During a parliamentary hearing, the commissioner general of the Korea Correctional Service said the former minister tried to kill himself minutes before his arrest was announced. Adding that he received the report Wednesday morning, Shin said Kim had tried to kill himself in the toilet using a string from his clothing.
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