The Defense Counterintelligence Command, seen in this file photo, is disbanded as part of the government's plan announced June 10 to dismantle the military agency, which played a key role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 martial law declaration, and split its core functions among separate organizations. Courtey of Ministry of National Defense
The Ministry of National Defense on Monday officially launched the Defense Counterintelligence Headquarters, establishing a new military organization responsible for counterintelligence as part of a broader restructuring of the former Defense Counterintelligence Command.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back presided over the inauguration ceremony at the headquarters in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, attended by senior military officers, defense officials and personnel assigned to the new organization.
“We must uproot the bad practices of the past and rebuild this organization as a professional agency focused solely on its proper mission,” Ahn said during the inauguration ceremony.
“Transparency and professionalism must ultimately lead to one thing — public trust.”
