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flag South Korea will disband its controversial defense intelligence unit by end-2026 amid fallout from a 2024 martial law attempt.

flag South Korea will disband its Defense Counterintelligence Command by end-2026, following its involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law attempt. flag The unit, implicated in past coups and surveillance abuses, will be dissolved, with its functions split among new bodies including a Defense Security Intelligence Agency and a Central Security Auditing Team. flag Highly sensitive tasks like public opinion monitoring will end. flag A new oversight bureau will ensure accountability. flag The move aims to prevent political misuse of intelligence powers and restore democratic oversight, though some experts question the effectiveness of the reorganization.

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