Defense Counterintelligence Command chief Lt. Gen. Yeo In-hyung attends a parliamentary Intelligence Committee meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, Dec. 7. Yonhap
Prosecutors on Friday sought an arrest warrant for Defense Counterintelligence Command chief Lt. Gen. Yeo In-hyung over his role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law.
Yeo is suspected of sending troops to the National Assembly and the National Election Commission at the orders of then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun after martial law was imposed on Dec. 3, and ordering the arrest of prominent politicians, including the leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties.
Prosecutors sought the arrest warrant on charges of insurrection and abuse of power.
Later on Friday, Yeo announced that he would waive a court hearing to review the arrest warrant.
"Participating in the hearing to determine the necessity of my arrest would not be appropriate in light of my duties to the public and my subordinates. Therefore, I have decided to forgo it," Yeo said in a statement. (Yonhap)
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