The Defense Ministry has launched a review of whether or not to dismiss the Defense Counterintelligence Command and Capital Defense Command chiefs over their alleged involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law decree last month, an official said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Yeo In-hyung of the Defense Counterintelligence Command and Lt. Gen. Lee Jin-woo of the Capital Defense Command were indicted with physical detention on charges of abuse of power and playing a key part in an insurrection.
A Defense Ministry official, who asked to remain anonymous, said that they are in the process of forming committees that would review the dismissal of the two military commanders. "We are getting the members of the committees ready and coming up with a plan to operate the committees," the official said.
Based on their units, the committee reviewing Yeo's case would be operated by the Defense Ministry, while the one handling Lee's case would be under the Republic of Korea Army.
The two military commanders have been suspended from their duties since last month.
According to prosecutors, Yeo allegedly deployed troops to the National Assembly and the National Election Commission, on the orders of then-Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, following Yoon's martial law decree on Dec. 3. Yeo ordered the arrest of 14 people, including former People Power Power leader Han Dong-hoon and main opposition Democratic Party of Korea leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung.
Lt. Gen. Lee faces similar accusations of deploying troops to the Assembly on the same night as well as planning to seal off the National Assembly under the command of the former defense minister.
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