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S. Korea indicts military generals for 860 mln USD defense project corruptions

Xinhua, July 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

South Korean prosecutors said Wednesday that dozens of officials, including 10 former and current military generals, were indicted for corruption charges on defense projects.

The joint investigation team between the prosecution and the military, which was launched in November last year to eliminate irregularities in defense projects, unveiled an interim probe result, local media reports showed.

The number of those prosecuted was 63, including 38 former and current military officers, six government officials and 19 businessmen and lobbyists. Among them, 47 were under restricted prosecution.

The 38 military officers included four-star generals such as the two former Navy chiefs of staff. Twenty-eight Navy officials were indicted, with six Air Force officers and four Army officers being prosecuted.

The military corruption amounted to 980.9 billion won (860 million U.S. dollars), including forgery of documents, bribery, military secrets-related crimes.

The investigation team, composed of 18 prosecutors, eight military prosecutors and about 90 investigators, would continue its joint probe as 41 others are still under investigation. Endi