The Chief of Staff of the Army was suspended...As an acting director, "He was a trainee."

Army Chief of Staff Park An-soo, former martial law commander, suspended his duties
Eight days after martial law was lifted..."Clearly Confirmed Fact Reflections"
Second Operation Commander Ko Chang-jun...Army General
"Additional personnel measures if necessary depending on the situation of the investigation"

[Anchor]
As the duties of Army Chief of Staff Park An-soo, who served as martial law commander at the time of the emergency martial law, were also suspended, all the senior generals who played a key role at the time were suspended.

In the meantime, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which has been deflected from the martial law, checked its preparedness and emphasized political neutrality.

I'm reporter Park Hee-jae.

[Reporter]
Park An-soo, the former martial law commander, has been suspended from his post as Army Chief of Staff.

It's been eight days since the lifting of the emergency martial law.

In the meantime, the military authorities have delayed personnel measures, saying that President Park has not directly led the military forces and needs to check the facts.

The background of this measure is that the allegations were confirmed through investigative agencies, including the prosecution and police.

[HA JUNG KYU / Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson: In addition to what has been confirmed by the National Assembly and various agencies, we are doing additional, phased steps for those who say they need to be suspended]

As a result, a total of seven general-level executives were excluded from their duties, including the commander of the Special Warfare Command, the commander of the Capital Defense Command, and the commander of the Armed Forces Counterintelligence Command,
The total number of
class chiefs alone is 17.

Ko Chang-joon, the second operational commander from the 3rd Military Academy, was appointed as the acting chief of the Army Staff.

He is a representative '∀' general who was commissioned in 1989.Following internal and external criticism that many of the key military officials who participated in the
martial law are from the so-called 'military background',
The military authorities explain that
excludes possible 'from the army'.

In fact, among the cases where martial law-related personnel measures were carried out first, except for the Defense Security Command, which requires business continuity.
The Special Warfare Commander and the Capital Defense Command Commander also had a 'former Army officer' appointed as acting chief of staff.

Depending on the situation of the investigation being conducted by various authorities, including the Ministry of National Defense's investigation headquarters,
The
military authorities say they will continue additional personnel measures if necessary.

In the midst of this, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which was deviated from the martial law, held a preparedness check meeting under the supervision of Chairman Kim Myung-soo.

At the meeting, Chairman Kim ordered the military to focus only on its original mission while maintaining political neutrality.

I'm Park Heejae of YTN.