S. Kor prosecution files arrest warrant for Army Special Warfare Command chief

15/12/2024 12:20

South Korean Prosecutors on Sunday sought an arrest warrant for the head of the Army Special Warfare Command over his role in President Yoon Suk-yeol's short-lived imposition of emergency martial law, Yonhap news agency reported.



The arrest warrant for Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun was filed on charges of insurrection and abuse of power.



The military official is accused of sending troops to the National Assembly when the martial law was imposed on the night of Dec. 3, and allegedly colluding with Yoon and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to incite a riot with the purpose of subverting the constitution, according to the report.



Kwak, already suspended from his duties, has been placed under a travel ban in connection with an investigation of Yoon's martial law declaration.