Special Counsel Indicts Former Coast Guard Chief and Top Officials Without Detention Over 'Insurrection Complicity'

The leadership of the Korea Coast Guard at the time, accused of complicity in the insurrection during the December 3 emergency martial law, has been sent to trial.

The special counsel team announced through a media briefing today (the 12th) that it has indicted former Korea Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Jong-wook and former Planning and Coordination Officer Ahn Sung-sik without detention on charges of aiding an insurrection and abuse of authority.

The special counsel team explained that they are accused of reinforcing and deploying Coast Guard personnel to the Joint Investigation Headquarters during martial law and attempting to provide Coast Guard detention facilities.

In addition, they are also charged with aiding the insurrection by dispatching one Coast Guard employee to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a government liaison officer.

Previously, the special counsel requested arrest warrants for the two individuals on July 1, but the court dismissed them, citing room for dispute over the criminal charges.

(Photo: Provided by Korea Coast Guard, Yonhap News)
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