기무사 대체 군사안보지원사령부 내일 창설

The Defense Security Command was disbanded after the shocking revelation of its political interference scandals.
And now a new military intel unit is ready to begin operation in its place tomorrow.
According to our Park Ji-won, its members, selected after a sweeping personnel reform, is dedicated to winning back the public trust.
After months of government efforts to revamp the nation's military intel command,... a new security command will officially launch at the start of September.
The official launch ceremony will be held at eight-thirty a.m. September 1st at the headquarters of the intel command in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province.
Dubbed the "Defense Security Support Command,"... the new security command will be led by Lieutenant General Nam Young-sin,... who also led the preparatory work for the new command over the past month.
The new command will be under the direct control of the nation's defense ministry.
It will be operated by some three-thousand members,.. a roughly thirty percent decrease from its predecessor.
Members who were involved in the previous intel unit's alleged illicit acts, including the illegal surveillance of civilians, the manipulation of online commentaries,... and the drawing up of documents for the imposition of martial law,... were removed from the new command structure.
A ministry official said the new command will focus on its original role of military security matters and anti-espionage issues.
The previous military intel command, or DSC, was disbanded,... and executive orders to set up the new military intel command with its own new legal framework were passed during a cabinet meeting earlier this month.
Independent investigations are currently underway on the previous intel unit's alleged interference in domestic politics.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.