Insurrection Special Prosecutor Seeks 5-Year Prison Term for Kim Yong-hyun on Charges Including Leaking Military Discipline
Special Prosecutor: "Attempted to Undermine the Constitutional Order"
Former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, who is accused of leaking the personal information of Defense Intelligence Command agents to form the '2nd Investigation Unit' during the period of martial law, has been sentenced to five years in prison.
The special investigation team for insurrection (Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok) requested this sentence for former Minister Kim, who was indicted for violating military discipline and the Personal Information Protection Act, at the sentencing hearing held on May 12 at the 21st Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (presided over by Chief Judge Cho Soon-pyo).
The special prosecutor's office stated, "This case constitutes a grave anti-constitutional crime that sought to undermine the very foundation of democracy by denying the electoral system after the unconstitutional and illegal proclamation of martial law, and by violating the warrant system in an attempt to occupy the National Election Commission." They further explained, "There was an attempt to illegally arrest and detain National Election Commission employees, thereby trampling on the constitutional order."
According to the special prosecutor, former Minister Kim, in collusion with then-Defense Intelligence Commander Moon Sang-ho and others during October and November 2024, sought to establish the so-called '2nd Investigation Unit.' In this process, he is accused of providing the personal information of more than 40 Defense Intelligence Command agents, under the pretext of investigating alleged election irregularities related to the National Election Commission, to Noh Sang-won, a former Defense Intelligence Commander who was a civilian at the time.
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Meanwhile, Noh Sang-won, who received the list from former Minister Kim, was indicted for violating the Personal Information Protection Act and for receiving illegal brokerage payments under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes. He was sentenced to two years in prison at both the first and second trials, and on this day, the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal, finalizing his sentence.
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