The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (Gong-su-cheo) launched a forced investigation on the 12th after detecting circumstances in which former Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo allegedly coerced employees into signing false documents related to the 'martial law document' during the Park Geun-hye administration.
On the same day, Gong-su-cheo conducted searches and seizures at the residences and offices of former Minister Song, retired Army Major General Jeong Hae-il, then Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo, and the Ministry of National Defense itself to secure related materials.
Former Minister Song is accused of abuse of authority and obstruction of the exercise of rights for allegedly having his subordinates create and sign a document denying the existence of reports that he had stated there was "no legal problem" regarding the martial law review document prepared by the Republic of Korea Army's Defense Security Command (now the Defense Counterintelligence Command) in July 2018 during the Park Geun-hye administration.
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