He joined the ranks of other suspended military officials after President Jun Sok-yol’s surprise declaration of martial law last week.
The head of South Korea’s defense intelligence headquarters was temporarily suspended from his post on Tuesday night. He joined the ranks of other suspended military officials after President Jun Sok-yol surprisingly declared martial law last week. TASR informs based on a report by the Jonhap agency.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Major General Moon Sang-ho was “suspended from his post due to his confirmed involvement in recent events.”
The Defense Department is also investigating suspicions that soldiers under Moon’s command entered the National Election Commission office in the city of Kwachon, south of Seoul, after martial law was declared. Local media reported that soldiers were filming computer servers in the office. However, it is not known what their motive was.
They also suspended several other high-ranking military officials, including the commander of the defense of the capital Seoul, the commander of special forces and the commander of counterintelligence.
Defense Minister Kim Jong-hyun, who was detained by the police on Sunday and the court will decide on his detention on Tuesday, also resigned from his post. The prosecutor’s office is also conducting an investigation against President Jun on suspicion of treason and abuse of power.
President Jun unexpectedly announced the declaration of martial law last Tuesday in an unannounced speech. In it, the head of state accused the opposition of anti-state activities and sympathies towards North Korea.
Less than three hours after the declaration of martial law, the parliament approved by a majority of votes the proposal to abolish it. The opposition then tried to remove Jun from the post of president. Voting on the so-called however, the impeachment was unsuccessful due to the boycott of the deputies of the President’s People’s Power (PPP) party.
