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Shin Yong-hae, commissioner general of the Korea Correctional Service, told lawmakers on Wednesday that Kim tried to kill himself at a detention centre in Seoul. Shin said Kim’s suicide attempt failed and he was now in a stable condition.
The Seoul Central District Court said in a statement on Wednesday that ex-defence minister Kim had been arrested amid concerns that evidence might be destroyed.
Kim said through his lawyers that “all responsibility for this situation lies solely with me” and that subordinates were “merely following my orders and fulfilling their assigned duties”.
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South Korea’s defence minister resigns after advising martial law troop deployment
South Korea’s defence minister resigns after advising martial law troop deployment
Kim, who was detained on Sunday, has been slapped with a travel ban along with the former interior minister and the general in charge of the martial law operation.