Police say some 1,500 troops mobilized under martial law

유지호 / 2024-12-15 17:48:25
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▲ This Dec. 8, 2024, photo shows the entrance to the National Office of Investigation. (Yonhap)

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Police say some 1,500 troops mobilized under martial law

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Police said Sunday some 1,500 troops were mobilized after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law earlier this month.

The National Office of Investigation's special investigation team said soldiers from the defense ministry, Army, the Capital Defense Command, the Army Special Warfare Command, the Defense Counterintelligence Command and the Defense Intelligence Command were deployed under martial law on Dec. 3.

Investigators added that they had so far questioned 43 active soldiers, including Gen. Park An-su, the Army's chief of staff who acted as the chief martial law commander.

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