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Arrest warrant issued for S. Korean chief of Capital Defense Command

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-16 17:55

SEOUL -- A South Korean military court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Lee Jin-woo, chief of Capital Defense Command, in a probe of a short-lived emergency martial law imposition earlier this month, Yonhap news agency reported.

Lee was accused of ordering the deployment of martial law troops to the National Assembly building after President Yoon Suk-yeol declared it on Dec 3.

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