section_path: Aftermath/Impeachment, arrest, and indictment/Suicide attempt of Kim Yong-hyun
section_name: Suicide attempt of Kim Yong-hyun
paragraph_text: Suicide attempt of Kim Yong-hyun
  
  On 10 December, at 23:52 KST, the former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun attempted to commit suicide using his clothing to try and hang himself in the bathroom of the detention facility he was held in while in custody. Shin Yong-hae, the head of the Ministry of Justice's Correctional Service, stated at a National Assembly plenary session; "A control room worker discovered Kim Yong-hyun attempting suicide by using string connecting his underwear and underwear pants in the bathroom of the waiting area before a warrant against him was to be issued." Shin also stated; "He gave up and came out when we immediately went in and opened the door. He is currently being housed in a protection facility and I have received reports that he is in good health."
  
  Kim was indicted on insurrection charges two weeks later on 27 December.