Opposition steps up pressure on defense minister as impeachment petition gains traction

The main opposition People Power Party on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, calling for his dismissal as two public petitions opposing his reform drive gained traction at the National Assembly.

One petition, posted on the National Assembly’s public petition system on June 18, calls for Ahn’s impeachment over his push to dissolve the Defense Counterintelligence Command and the ministry’s handling of the death of a reservist during training in May.

It had drawn more t ...