The government is said to be planning to establish the "Committee of Light," as reported on the 9th. The "Committee of Light" is expected to select so-called "guardians of democracy," who blocked the Dec. 3 martial law attempt, issue them certificates, and provide honors.
A government official said, "We plan to issue a legislative notice this week to establish the 'Committee of Light' under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety based on a presidential decree." The Committee of Light is expected to begin its activities in March. Civil servants from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will be dispatched, and private-sector Commissioners will also be selected.
Earlier, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), through this year's policy briefing, said it is reviewing ways to commemorate a tentative "popular sovereignty day" to honor the blocking of martial law and the restoration of constitutional order, and announced plans to issue certificates starting in the second half of this year to "guardians of democracy" and contributors to the "Revolution of Light."
Some say the very structure of the government selecting and honoring contributors to specific incidents such as martial law could stoke controversy. A civil servant who requested anonymity said, "Didn't the government already launch the Constitution-Respecting Government Innovation task force (TF) to investigate whether public officials took part in martial law activities?" adding, "Even so, saying they will create a separate committee to identify and certify 'blockers of martial law' lacks clear standards and procedures. Dispatching public officials to carry out such work itself could raise questions about political neutrality."