Chung Bin-na, new spokesperson of the protection ministry, attends a press convention on the ministry in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap
The protection ministry on Tuesday suspended 16 army police officers over their alleged try and detain lawmakers on the evening former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial legislation final December.
The personnel from the ministry’s Prison Investigation Command may even face questioning by a authorities job drive probing public officers’ involvement within the martial legislation bid, ministry spokesperson Chung Bin-na mentioned throughout a press briefing.
“The duty drive acquired tip-offs over the previous three weeks and after sorting them into investigative leads instantly launched an investigation yesterday,” Chung mentioned.
Senior officers of the command are accused of dispatching 10 investigators to the Nationwide Meeting on the evening of the declaration to detain lawmakers and stop them from voting down the decree.
