Cho Hyun-cheon, former commander of the Defense Security Command (64), suspected of drafting the martial law review document, was arrested by prosecutors immediately after arriving in the country on the 29th. It has been 5 years and 3 months since he left for the United States in December 2017.
According to prosecutors on the 29th, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office executed an arrest warrant on former commander Cho at Incheon International Airport around 6:34 a.m. and is currently escorting him to the office.
Former commander Cho is suspected of forming a "Martial Law Document Drafting Task Force (TF)" in February 2017, ordering the preparation of a martial law review document, and reporting it to then Minister of National Defense Han Min-koo. The document is known to have dealt with plans to suppress rallies and demonstrations demanding the resignation of former President Park Geun-hye by force.
The "Joint Military-Prosecutor Investigation Team on Martial Law Document Allegations" suspended prosecution in November 2018, citing difficulties in securing former commander Cho's custody. Cho was discharged in September 2017 and left for the United States in December of the same year.
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