Arrested while serving as army chief for the first time in 45 years...Military, for the time being, the agency system.

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As Army Chief of Staff Park An-soo, who served as the martial law commander, was confirmed to be arrested, most of the general-level commanders who played a key role at the time of martial law were arrested.

In particular, as the army chief of staff, who commands 370,000 troops for the first time in 45 years, has been arrested while in office, the military is restless, and the acting command system is expected to continue for a considerable period of time, even with the president's impeachment trial.

Reporter Park Hee-jae reports.

[Reporter]
Army Chief of Staff Park An-soo, who served as the martial law commander during the December 3 martial law, was arrested.

It is the first time in 45 years that the Army Chief of Staff has been arrested while in office since the December 12 incident of the new military, Chun Doo-hwan.

As a result, all key general-level officials of martial law, including the Capital Defense Command, were arrested except for Moon Sang-ho, the intelligence commander, who is under investigation.

Under the Military Personnel Act, arrested persons enter the process of dismissing their posts,
Additional personnel appointments are expected to be made to the
general-level military position.

[Ha Young-gyu / Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson: According to related laws such as the Military Personnel Act, arrest is a reason for dismissal of a position. Therefore, I understand that we are currently reviewing the procedure for dismissal of the position according to the relevant laws and regulations.

However, it is unclear whether the defense minister will be appointed to the impeachment trial of the president, who is the commander-in-chief of the military.An official from

explained that there is a high possibility of going to the agency system for a considerable period of time, as there has been a vacancy in both the first and second ranks in the county.

At least 1,500 people, including mobilized martial law soldiers,

[Department spokesman: We know about 1,500 people have been confirmed by the Department of Defense so far]

It is expected that more than 17 consecutive positions will be moved by general-level executives involved in martial law alone, centering on the army who have left their positions.

In addition, the military is in a mood of restlessness due to the first incident in 45 years, with officials from the level of officers engaged in martial law missions also on the list of investigations.

I'm Park Heejae of YTN.