2nd Comprehensive Independent Counsel Indicts NIS Leadership, Including Cho Tae-yong and Hong Jang-won

The comprehensive independent counsel team has indicted four former senior officials of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) who were in leadership during the martial law period, including former NIS Director Cho Tae-yong and former First Deputy Director Hong Jang-won, on charges including engaging in important missions of insurrection.

Former Director Cho is accused of giving a comprehensive order to carry out martial law by telling employees to "follow the Ulchi exercise procedures." Former Deputy Director Hong is similarly accused of establishing a communication network with the Defense Security Command and the National Police Agency on the day of martial law, and ordering the dispatch of personnel to the National Police Agency situation room.
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