Ministry of National Defense's "It's not true of the second martial law"... Kwak Jong-geun's first stance on "the core of the martial law."

[Anchor]
After the emergency martial law on the night of the 3rd, the Ministry of Defense issued an official statement on some claims that the government was preparing for a second martial law, saying it was not true.

Meanwhile, Special Warfare Commander Kwak Jong-geun, one of the key military officials who had positioned troops during the martial law crisis, testified that he was instructed by the minister at the time to bring down lawmakers.

I'll connect you to a reporter for more information. Reporter Park Heejae!

I have two news. Let's first look at the contents of the Ministry of National Defense.

The Ministry of National Defense has just made a position on this emergency martial law?

[Journalist]
Yes, that's right.

At 1:30 p.m., this is the position stated here in the briefing room of the Ministry of National Defense.

First, the Ministry of National Defense said that the Ministry of National Defense will actively cooperate with the prosecution's investigation into the emergency martial law incident.

It seems to be in a position to help investigate various criminal charges raised against officials who led martial law at the time.

In particular, he added that he will also dispatch military prosecutors to help conduct a joint investigation.

He also expressed his position on the claim of 'second martial law' raised by some.

Acting Defense Minister Kim Sun-ho dismissed the claim as completely untrue.

At the same time, he expressed his strong will to prevent the second martial law from being issued, saying that he would never accept the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff when he was asked to issue martial law.

Regarding security concerns about North Korea arising from the martial law crisis, he said the military will maintain a firm readiness posture, manage the situation stably, and maintain public safety and peaceful daily life.

[Anchor]
And there was a detailed on-site testimony from a military officer who led the martial law army that entered the National Assembly on the night of the 3rd?

[Reporter]
Yes, this is the position given by Special Warfare Commander Kwak Jong-geun, who sent martial law troops to the National Assembly and the NEC and ordered the withdrawal.

It was released through Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Byung-joo's SNS channel.

First, Commander Kwak Jong-geun received three tasks from former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun at the time:
He testified that it included instructions to secure the facilities of the
National Assembly to control personnel, secure election committee facilities, and secure poll flower facilities with representative Kim Eo-jun.

Among them, he said that the task he received from former Minister Kim Yong-hyun at the National Assembly was to bring lawmakers and other personnel to the outside world.

However, Commander Kwak saw the mission to bring out the lawmaker at the time as illegal and did not give instructions,
Before the resolution on the lifting of martial law at the plenary session of
was passed, the situation in which martial law forces stopped their activities was explained.

He also explained how he broke the National Assembly window that he found a separate passage because there were many people in the existing passage.

[Anchor]
You got a phone call directly from the president?

[Journalist]
Yes, that's right.

Special Warfare Commander Kwak Jong-geun also testified that he remembered receiving a phone call from President Yoon Suk Yeol.

At the time, he said that the 707 Special Task Force received it as a dedicated communication equipment in the process of receiving the mission and moving to the site, when President Yoon asked about the movement, saying, "Where is the 707 unit going?" and Commander Kwak explained about the time that he reported on the operation situation along with this.

[Anchor]
Did he also express his position on the report that some martial law troops were belatedly notified that it was the National Assembly only after they arrived at the scene?

[Reporter]
At that time, martial law troops boarded the helicopter saying it would be deployed to North Korea, but when they arrived, they found out that it was our National Assembly. Asked by Kim Byung-joo,
Commander Kwak Jong-geun of ∀ explained the situation at the time that he understood that there was confusion because the target point of the National Assembly was delivered belatedly along with the mission at the time when it was actually deployed.

Finally, Commander Kwak will reject the mission on his own if a situation such as emergency martial law occurs again,
He said he would take full responsibility for the testimony instead of his
men.

So far, I'm YTN Park Heejae from the Ministry of National Defense.