Impeachment petition against defense minister tops 75,000 as reform backlash mounts
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back is facing growing opposition to his military reform agenda, with a parliamentary petition calling for his impeachment surpassing 75,000 signatures just four days after it was launched. The petition, which has already cleared the 50,000-signature threshold required for referral to a National Assembly committee, cites concerns over the dismantling of the Defense Counterintelligence Command (DCC), the government’s handling of a recent reservist death during training and other defense policies pursued under Ahn. At the same time, a separate petition opposing the proposed consolidation and relocation of Korea’s service academies is also approaching the threshold for parliamentary review, highlighting broader resistance to Ahn's reform agenda. According to the National Assembly’s petition website, the impeachment petition was opened on Thursday and exceeded 75,000 signatures as of Sunday. It crossed the 50,000-signature mark on Saturday, making it eligible for review by the Assembly’s National Defense Committee. Petitioners argued that the defense ministry
