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A former military commander was indicted Friday on charges of power abuse and political meddling, as prosecutors zeroed in on suspicions he masterminded a plan to impose martial law when then President Park Geun-hye faced an impeachment trial in 2017.
Prosecutors filed for a warrant Friday to arrest Cho Hyun-chun, a former head of the now-defunct Defense Security Command, over the suspected masterminding of a martial law plan while the then President Park Geun-hye faced an impeachment trial in 2017.
Ex Defense Security Command chief Cho Hyun chun is suspected of masterminding martial law plan in 2017.
Ex-Defense Security Command chief Cho Hyun-chun is suspected of masterminding martial law plan in 2017 - Anadolu Agency
Prosecutors arrested Cho Hyun-chun, a former head of the now-defunct Defense Security Command, upon his arrival in Korea on Wednesday, more than five years after he fled to the United States over suspected masterminding of a martial law plan.