Top South Korean officer says, asked to help Yoon martial law bid
- 06-Feb-2025
SEOUL: The commander of a crack South Korean special forces unit told a court Thursday he had been asked by a superior officer how to cut electricity to parliament during last year’s failed martial law order by impeached president Yook Suk Yeol. Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, who leads the country’s elite 707th Special Mission Group, was […]
Former special forces commander takes up Indonesian presidency
- 20-Oct-2024
Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto on Sunday took over as president of the world’s third-largest democracy after sweeping the country’s election with policies like free meals for school children and with the outgoing leader’s son as his running mate. The 73-year-old former special forces commander won the Feb. 14 contest with nearly 60% of the vote and has spent […]