"Patriotism Must Be Remembered Long"… Kim Yong-hyun Sends Penalty Fees to 30 People Involved in 'Seobu District Court Disturbance'

Collected and Delivered Funds from Personal and Received Deposits

Former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, who was arrested and indicted on charges of leading the 'December 3 Emergency Martial Law' incident, was revealed to have sent money deposits to those detained for the disturbance at the Seoul Western District Court.

Former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun appeared as a witness at the 4th hearing of President Yoon Seok-yeol's impeachment trial held at the Constitutional Court in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 23rd, responding to direct questioning by President Yoon. Photo by the Constitutional Court

According to Kim's legal representative on the 5th, Kim deposited money into about 30 accounts belonging to suspects arrested in connection with the Western District Court incident the previous day. The funds were collected from both the money Kim himself received and his personal funds.

Through his lawyer, Kim referred to the suspects involved in the Western District Court incident as 'patriotic warriors' in a letter addressed to 'patriotic citizens.' He stated, "Although these young people are currently facing difficulties, their spirit of saving the nation and patriotism should be remembered and never forgotten for a long time."

The police arrested about 100 protesters, including those who climbed over the walls and forcibly entered the Western District Court on the 18th and 19th of last month. So far, 65 people have been detained.

Meanwhile, Kim voluntarily appeared before the prosecution on December 8 last year and was immediately taken into emergency custody. He was subsequently detained and held at Dongbu Detention Center. Kim is accused of conspiring with President Yoon Suk-yeol during the December 3 Emergency Martial Law incident to declare martial law with the intent to disrupt the constitutional order, and of blocking the National Assembly after the declaration. He is also charged with ordering the deployment of armed martial law troops to prevent the resolution to lift the martial law.

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