FILE PHOTO: South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun looks on as he meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (not pictured) during the U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
SEOUL (Reuters) -A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection for his role in a short-lived martial law attempt told a court on Thursday that he wanted a broader military deployment but was overruled by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned after the Dec. 3 martial law and is now jailed, testified before the nation's Constitutional Court, which is deciding whether to reinstate or fully remove Yoon from power after he was impeached on Dec. 14.
