An opposition-led parliamentary committee issued orders Thursday to bring former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and three others involved in President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration to appear at the National Assembly as witnesses.

A special parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid failed Wednesday to hold an on-site hearing at a detention center against former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun as he refused its request to attend.

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.

Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, facing insurrection charges, testified that President Yoon Suk Yeol overruled broader military deployment during a martial law attempt. The Constitutional Court is reviewing whether Yoon's impeachment and martial law declaration were justified,

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Thursday downplayed allegations implicating President Yoon Suk Yeol in his short-lived imposition of martial law, speaking as a witness for the president during his impeachment trial.

A South Korean special parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid failed on Wednesday to hold an on-site hearing at a detention centre against former

The parliamentary committee investigating President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law failed to convince either Yoon or his former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to attend hearings held at their detention facilities on Wednesday.

Parliamentary hearing on Yoon's insurrection allegations Kwak Jong-keun, former chief of the Army Special Warfare Command, answers a question from a lawmaker at the National Assembly in Seoul on Feb.