Police sent to prosecutors three members of the command, including former Director General of the Korean National Police Agency's Security Bureau Lim Jeong-ju, who are suspected of involvement in restricting access to the National Assembly during the Dec. 3 martial law.
The special investigation headquarters for the Korean National Police Agency's three special counsel transfer cases said on the 14th that it referred without detention to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office three security commanders — former Director General Lim, former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Deputy Commissioner for Public Safety Oh Bu-myeong, and former Seoul agency Security Director Joo Jin-woo — on charges of engaging in important duties for insurrection and abuse of authority.
They are accused of carrying out the order to restrict access to the National Assembly, conveyed on Dec. 3, 2024, the day martial law was declared, by former Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency Cho Ji-ho and Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner General Kim Bong-jeon, and of allowing the martial law troops to enter the National Assembly compound.
Former Director General Lim most recently served as Chungnam Provincial Police Agency chief, and former Director General Oh served as Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency chief, before both were removed from their posts in Feb. over allegations they took part in illegal acts related to martial law.
Police whom the special investigation headquarters is currently investigating include two people: former investigation planning officer Jeon Chang-hun and former investigation planning section chief Lee Hyun-il.