Ex-defense minister booked over alleged attempt to provoke N. Korea for martial law bid

A special counsel team has booked former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on suspicion of attempting to use a military intelligence unit to create a pretext for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid, legal sources said Monday.

Special counsel Kwon Chang-young has been investigating allegations that the Defense Intelligence Command attempted to push for operations against North Korea to foment inter-Korean tensions and establish a justification for Yoon to declare martial law in December ...