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Ex-defense minister sentenced to 3-yr prison term for obstruction of justice

· By Lee Haye-ah
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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was sentenced to a three-year prison term Tuesday for deceiving the Presidential Security Service into issuing a secure phone for use following former President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law.

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