Lee orders ‘swift, decisive’ merger of military academies to prevent another coup

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday ordered the Defense Ministry to move “swiftly and decisively” on a contentious plan to merge South Korea’s three military academies, linking the overhaul to a broader effort to reduce the risk of military intervention in politics. Lee invoked three coups in South Korean history, saying all had centered on the Army and graduates of the Korea Military Academy, which trains Army officers. “The Korea Military Academy was at the center of no fewer than three coups