South Korea Disciplines 22 Police Officers Over 2024 Martial Law Decree
A disciplinary committee dismissed two officers, demoted four, suspended 10 and cut pay for six over alleged roles in blocking access to the National Assembly during former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law decree.
koreaherald.comTwenty-two police officers received disciplinary measures for their alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law bid, Yonhap reported on June 15, 2026. A disciplinary committee under the Prime Minister's Office decided to dismiss two officers, demote four, suspend 10 from their duties and impose pay cuts on six others, the National Police Agency said in a notice issued Monday.
The two dismissed officers were senior superintendent generals accused of blocking access to the National Assembly on the night of the martial law bid, when lawmakers voted to lift the decree.
A senior superintendent general is the third-highest rank in the South Korean police. Kim Joon-young, a superintendent general—the second-highest rank after the top-ranking commissioner general—was demoted by one rank to senior superintendent. The disciplinary measures were announced four months after a police task force requested action against the officers in February 2026.
