However, in 1980, Kim was arrested and sentenced to death on charges of sedition and conspiracy in the wake of another coup by Chun Doo-hwan and a popular uprising in Gwangju, his political stronghold.
Namun pada tahun 1980, Kim ditangkap dan dijatuhi hukuman mati atas tuduhan penghasutan dan konspirasi di belakang kudeta lain berdasarkan Chun Doo-hwan dan pemberontakan rakyat di Gwangju, kubu politiknya.