Korean Government Disbands the Defense Counterintelligence Command

Hopefully this disbandment doesn’t lead to a lack of enforcement against North Korean and Chinese intelligence activities within South Korea:

The Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC) will be dismantled and its functions will be dispersed among newly established organizations, as part of the Ministry of National Defense’s plan to reduce the unit’s unchecked power.

The ministry unveiled a sweeping reform plan on Wednesday, after the military intelligence agency drew criticism for being misused by former President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of his Dec. 3, 2024, martial law declaration.

The ministry said the overhaul is intended to prevent any future political involvement of military intelligence organizations by dismantling the concentration of power in the DCC.

“The reform plan goes beyond a simple organizational restructuring or adjustment of functions,” Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said during a press conference.

“This will serve as a historic watershed in rebuilding our military intelligence apparatus so that it can never again become involved in politics.”

Under the plan, the command will be dissolved and its functions split among three separate organizations.

A defense counterintelligence headquarters will be set up to oversee counterintelligence activities, defense industry-related intelligence operations and cybersecurity missions.

Military security functions, including security audits and investigations into security incidents, will be transferred to a new defense security support unit, while national security investigations and wartime joint investigative authority will be reassigned to an investigative body to be established within the ministry.

Korea Times

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Joshua Lee
Joshua Lee
1 month ago

Of course, it will.. all it takes are steps like these.. Lee’s gov’t is extending the anti-state forces work from Moon’s regime..

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 month ago

Some people would read this as “anti-Korean globalists, far-left sympathizers, North Korean allies, and Chinese agents, disband the independent agency in charge of protecting Korea from these groups and distribute its power to smaller agencies they can control”.

Korean Person
Korean Person
1 month ago

extending the anti-state forces work from Moon’s regime.

The true “anti-state forces” are the wacko and clueless right wingers such as the bot pretending to be Korean aka Joshua Lee, who seek to destroy the Korean way of life and the current prosperity put in place by the liberal Korean governments.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 month ago

“current prosperity put in place by the liberal Korean governments”

If that was true, there wouldn’t be even more 임대 signs now than there were when Moon used covid as an excuse to kill small business and the middle class at the bidding of his anti-Korean globalist masters.

After Yoon lifted the needless small business restrictions, the economy took off but never fully recovered as the opposition was more interested in sabotaging Yoon than any win for Korea.

Since Lee has been president, the small business economy has spiraled downward leading to more empty commercial properties than existed during IMF.

There is no “current prosparity”.

Johnnyboy
Johnnyboy
1 month ago

I don’t know if there are truly any bots that post here frequently but if everyone who is accused actually is a bot then its starting to look similar to what I believe the dating scene in the not too distant future will be.

Most rational guys will prefer to associate with the bots.

The alternative is dealing with whining, screeching, nagging, leftwing psychos who are generally unpleasant and have nothing meaningful to contribute.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 month ago

The first guy to attach WaifuGPT to a vibrating silicone tube will be able to afford hiring Elon Musk to scratch his nuts.

Korean Person
Korean Person
1 month ago

the small business economy has spiraled downward leading to more empty commercial properties than existed during IMF.

More fake news and misinformation by ChickenHead who is well known for that.

alternative is dealing with whining, screeching, nagging, leftwing psychos who are generally unpleasant and have nothing meaningful to contribute.

Johnnyboy is showing its true colors. Let’s see it explode like the once famous Drago.

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
1 month ago

Korea Thing, your head is just a place to store teeth, isn’t it.

Johnnyboy
Johnnyboy
1 month ago

They are making robots to provide intimacy.

They are making robots to clean the house.

They are making robots that can make sandwiches.

Why can’t they make one that can do all 3?

Because men are already dropping out of society at an alarming rate.

Without dating and marriage, sales of home furnishings, makeup, designer wear, dating sites, and bar, nightclub, and restaurant revenue would all plummet among many other industries that are centered around married and family life or the pursuit of it.

Men would have a single room apartment with a bean bag and a gaming console and never leave the house except to earn a bare minimum income for basic needs.

I don’t envy the younger generations looking for potential mates.

Joshua Lee
Joshua Lee
1 month ago

korea thing = wumao

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