Twenty-two police officers implicated in illegal conduct during the Dec. 3, 2024, emergency martial law declaration have been disciplined, with punishments ranging from dismissal to pay cuts.
The Korean National Police Agency announced Sunday that the Central Disciplinary Committee under the Office of the Prime Minister had finalized disciplinary action against the officers: two were dismissed, four demoted, 10 suspended and six had their pay reduced.
The decisions came four months after the agency's "Constitutional Respect Task Force," launched in February, formally requested disciplinary action against 22 officers — 16 facing major penalties and six facing minor ones.
The task force deployed internal auditors and outside experts to identify officers who had participated in planning, executing, justifying or concealing the martial law declaration within the organization.
The unit was established as part of a government-wide "Constitutional Respect Government Innovation Task Force" covering all 49 central administrative agencies. The police agency was designated a priority inspection target given the central role it played in security and troop control when martial law was declared.
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