Prosecutors, former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, included in the indictment
The prosecution, which is investigating the declaration of martial law on December 3, arrested and indicted former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun and stated in the indictment that the military mobilized 57,735 rounds of live ammunition on the day of martial law. President Yoon Seok-yeol’s side has maintained that the martial law forces were unarmed, but the prosecution secured a lot of evidence showing that military troops actually possessed live ammunition or were prepared to deploy it immediately and included it in the indictment.
● “During martial law, 57,735 rounds of live ammunition were mobilized”
Former Minister Kim’s indictment, which is 83 pages of A4 paper and obtained by the Dong-A Ilbo on the 5th, details the specific situation in which martial law troops were dispatched to the National Assembly with rifles, pistols, and other ammunition during the December 3 martial law emergency. According to the indictment by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Emergency Martial Law Special Investigation Headquarters (Director Park Se-hyun, Chief of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office), the Special Operations Aviation Group under the direction of Special Operations Command Commander Kwak Jong-geun loaded 12 helicopters with 960 rounds of live ammunition for rifles and pistols at around 11:57 p.m. after martial law was declared. It was revealed that he was loaded with 960 rounds of live ammunition and dispatched to the National Assembly. We also prepared to load an additional 50,400 rounds of live ammunition to be used in an emergency on a transport vehicle so that they could be supplied immediately.
It was also revealed that the 3rd Airborne Brigade, which was dispatched to the National Election Commission, was armed, with instructions to store live ammunition in a sealed box in the battalion commander’s car. It was discovered that the police were dispatched with various firearms, including slug bullets, shotgun shells, and flash grenades, in addition to rifles and pistols.
● Lee Jae-myung’s arrest team moves first
The fact that an arrest team consisting of five investigators from the Armed Forces Counterintelligence Command was formed to imprison Lee Jae-myeong, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, was also disclosed in the indictment. The counterintelligence agency is accused of operating an ‘arrest team’ to arrest and detain about 10 prominent figures, including members of the National Assembly, on the day of martial law. In the indictment, the prosecution found that the counterintelligence agent formed a team of five investigators, designated them as the ‘Lee Jae-myung arrest team’, and instructed them to “go to the National Assembly and join the police.” According to the indictment, Lee Jae-myung’s arrest team moved around 12:25 a.m. on the 4th, and a total of 49 investigators from 10 teams were dispatched to the National Assembly until about 1:05 a.m.
The indictment also included the fact that former Minister Kim told the military command on the day of martial law, “If you do not follow the order, you will be punished for defiance.” Afterwards, when the National Assembly passed a bill requesting the lifting of martial law, former Minister Kim asked Special Commander Kwak Jong-geun whether it was possible to deploy troops to the National Election Commission again. When Commander Kwak responded that it was difficult, former Minister Kim told the military commanders, “Our military carried out its mission in compliance with the orders of the President, the Commander-in-Chief.” “I think we have done everything we had to do,” he was quoted as saying.
● 尹 is mentioned 141 times in the indictment.
The prosecution mentioned President Yoon 141 times in former Minister Kim’s indictment, viewing President Yoon as the pinnacle of this martial law situation. While having tea with former Minister Kim at his official residence around November 24 last year, President Yoon mentioned ‘special measures’ while expressing concerns about △Myeong Tae-gyun suspicions, △support for the war in Ukraine, and △the opposition party’s impeachment of judges and prosecutors related to Representative Lee’s trial. In response, Kim It appears that the former minister has begun his own practical preparations in preparation for the declaration of martial law.
After martial law was declared, it was revealed that the police restricted access to the National Assembly following President Yoon’s instructions. Seoul Commissioner Kim Bong-sik received a report on the protests from the National Assembly members, gathered his staff to review the law, and temporarily allowed entry to the National Assembly members. However, access was restricted again as President Yoon instructed, “Inform the police chief of the proclamation.”
Prosecutors reported that President Yoon declared martial law before the quorum for the cabinet meeting he convened, despite the dissuasion of the cabinet members who came earlier, saying, “The cabinet meeting has deliberated and I have to make an announcement (martial law), so I am going.” there is. The prosecution ultimately concluded that President Yoon, former Minister Kim, and others conspired to cause a riot for the purpose of disrupting the national constitution by blocking the National Assembly, seizing control of the National Election Commission, and attempting to arrest and detain officials.
After martial law was declared, attempts by counterintelligence agents to hijack the National Election Commission’s computers were also discovered. Prosecutors said that after Yeo Yeo-hyung, commander of the Armed Forces Counterintelligence Command, sent a counterintelligence investigator to the National Election Commission, and as the National Assembly’s resolution on the request to lift martial law was imminent, he said, “Control the computer center and copy the server.” It was confirmed that the instruction was “If copying is difficult, remove the server itself.”
Reporter Choi Mi-song [email protected]
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