From left, Yeo In-hyung, the previous head of the Protection Counterintelligence Command; Lee Jin-woo, former head of the Capital Protection Command; and Kwak Jong-keun, the previous chief of the Military Particular Warfare Command. Yonhap
The protection ministry mentioned Thursday it plans to convene a committee assembly this week to determine on disciplinary motion in opposition to eight general-level officers concerned in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched martial legislation bid.
The disciplinary committee assembly, set for Friday, comes because the protection ministry has been stepping up efforts to revamp the army within the aftermath of the Dec. 3 martial legislation try final yr, which led to the suspension of high-level officers throughout the armed forces.
Amongst these whose standing will probably be reviewed within the assembly are Kwak Jong-keun, former chief of the Military Particular Warfare Command; Yeo In-hyung, former head of the Protection Counterintelligence Command; and Lee Jin-woo, former head of the Capital Protection Command.
“The ministry has comprehensively reviewed disciplinary measures in consideration of the continuing investigation, trial … and stability of the army,” Chung Binna, ministry spokesperson, mentioned in a daily press briefing.
“However there was a have to normalize the administration of general-level officers to hunt a personnel overhaul and fill the vacuum of main commander posts,” Chung mentioned.
Earlier this week, the ministry launched a particular investigative unit to additional look into allegations involving the army within the martial legislation bid.
