MADRID Jan. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The South Korean Prosecutor’s Office has accused this Friday the head of the South Korean Armed Forces, General Park An Su, and the head of the Army’s Special Warfare Command, Kwak Jong Keun, who have been detained since mid-December for their role during the declaration of martial law by now-ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, a move that lasted just hours before Parliament revoked it.
The organization has accused the two soldiers of alleged charges of insurrection and abuse of power when the South Korean president decreed the measure on December 3, alleging that the opposition had ties to North Korea, the state news agency Yonhap reported.
The chief of staff of the South Korean Army is considered the leader of the alleged insurrection that took place that night, promulgating in his name the decree that, according to investigators, contains unconstitutional elements, such as the prohibition of all political activity.
For his part, the head of the special War unit is accused of sending special forces to the National Assembly to prevent deputies from approving the motion that finally overturned martial law, an action he carried out under the order of President Yoon. The Prosecutor’s Office estimates that both intended to subvert the country’s Constitution.
Park and Kwak were detained two weeks after the imposition and revocation of the controversial law along with former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun, Intelligence Chief Yeo In Hyung, and Capital Defense Command Chief Lee Jin Woo.
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