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Disciplinary committee to convene against 7 senior officers involved in martial law
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Monday it will convene a committee meeting to decide on disciplinary measures against seven general-level officers involved in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law bid.
The move comes as the ministry has been ramping up efforts to rebuild the military in the aftermath of the Dec. 3 martial law attempt in 2024, which led to the suspension of high-level officers across the military.
The seven officers are among the 34 people aboard a bus that departed for Seoul from the Army headquarters in Gyeryong, some 145 kilometers south of Seoul, upon an order by former Army chief and martial law commander Park An-su.
The bus left for Seoul shortly after the National Assembly voted to lift the Dec. 3 martial law decree but returned about 30 minutes after departure.
As part of the ministry's martial law probe into those who were aboard the bus, Brig. Gen. Kim Sang-hwan, chief of the Army's legal affairs office and one of those aboard the bus, was demoted to the rank of colonel last month.
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