Arrest warrant issued for counterintelligence commander for martial law involvement

LIM JEONG-WON
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Former Defense Counterintelligence Command Commander Lt. Gen. Yeo In-hyung attends an intelligence committee meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Dec. 7. [YONHAP]
Former Defense Counterintelligence Command Commander Lt. Gen. Yeo In-hyung attends an intelligence committee meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Dec. 7.

An arrest warrant for Defense Counterintelligence Command chief Lt. Gen. Yeo In-hyung was issued Saturday over his involvement in the Dec. 3 martial law declaration.

Prosecutors believe that Yeo deployed his subordinates to the National Assembly and the National Election Commission under orders from former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.

Yeo previously testified as he was grilled by the prosecution’s special investigation team Tuesday that President Yoon Suk Yeol mentioned martial law “during a dinner gathering in early summer while discussing the political situation."

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]

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