Special counsel indicts ex-JCS chief over martial law involvement

A special counsel team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration indicted a former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday over his alleged involvement. Special counsel Kwon Chang-young's team indicted Kim Myung-soo for allegedly playing a key role in the martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024, when Kim served as the nation's highest-ranking military officer. He was indicted without detention. Investigators allege Kim took no action as martial law troops moved

By The Korea Herald