On the 14th, military officials related to the 12.3 emergency martial law appeared at the National Assembly’s special committee for investigation into the charges of insurrection and gave conflicting testimony regarding suspicions of preparations for the second emergency martial law.
When asked about the possibility of a second or third martial law, Army Chief of Staff Park An-soo (former martial law commander), who is currently incarcerated, drew a line by saying, “There is no such content at all.” In response to a question from Rep. Kim Byeong-ju of the Democratic Party of Korea asking, “Was there any talk of a second martial law during the Joint Chiefs of Staff Decision Support Room meeting presided over by President Yoon Seok-yeol on December 4 last year?” he responded, “There was no such content at all.” When asked additionally, “Why did you give an order at 2 a.m. on December 4th to identify additional personnel through the Capital Defense Command?” he responded, “I never gave such an order.”
On the other hand, Lieutenant Colonel A, who was in charge of the Operations Department of the Defense Forces Defense Forces, responded to Rep. Kim’s question, “Did you receive an order from the martial law commander around 2 a.m. on December 4th to identify additional reinforcements?” and responded, “I received an order to identify the number of personnel available for dispatch.” “I received it,” he replied. He presented a claim that contradicted President Park’s testimony.
Ahn Gyu-baek, chairman of the National Security Special Committee and a member of the Democratic Party, said, “After the National Defense Commission on the 10th of last month, the commander’s words were quite contradictory (to others).” “He pointed out.
Kwak Jong-geun, commander of the Special Operations Command, who is also in detention, responded to a question from Democratic Party lawmaker Baek Hye-ryun, who asked, “Did former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun ask whether troops could be deployed again to the National Election Commission even after martial law was lifted?” and responded, “‘Second martial law,’ ‘third martial law.’ “I honestly don’t remember the term, but I remember saying ‘it’s definitely not possible’ regarding additional input,” he said.
Reporter Seungwoo Lee [email protected]
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