South Korea's Defense Ministry reviews troops' right to challenge unlawful orders

Defense Ministry considers ways to enable troops to challenge unlawful orders

South Korea's Defense Ministry is reviewing ways to allow military personnel to raise objections to orders whose legality is in question and, in certain cases, refuse them, according to a document submitted to the National Assembly on Wednesday. The move comes as part of broader efforts to prevent a recurrence of the Dec. 3, 2024, martial law episode. According to Rep. Baik Sun-hee of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party, the ministry said in a recently submitted document on revisions to

By The Korea Herald