Impeachment petition against defense minister tops 75,000 as reform backlash mounts

Impeachment petition against defense minister tops 75,000 as reform backlash mounts

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back is facing growing opposition to his military reform agenda, with a parliamentary petition calling for his impeachment surpassing 75,000 signatures just four days after it was launched. The petition, which has already cleared the 50,000-signature threshold required for referral to a National Assembly committee, cites concerns over the dismantling of the Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC), the government’s hand…