Prime Minister "blame himself for not being able to stop the martial law"...Law "No approval"

Prime Minister Han "blame deeply on himself for failing to prevent the declaration of emergency martial law"
" consistently opposed emergency martial law...Take responsibility without excuses"
"Inquiry authorities subpoena investigation, procedures will be followed"

[Anchor]
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said he was against martial law until the end and that he blamed himself deeply for not being able to stop it anyway.

Justice Minister Park Sung-jae claimed that none of the participants agreed during the martial law cabinet meeting, but as half of the state council members who vote on national policy are on the investigation list, their authority is also falling.

I'm reporter Lee Jong-gu.

[Reporter]
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said in a statement ahead of the National Assembly's emergency questioning that he deeply blamed himself for not preventing the declaration of emergency martial law to the end.

At the same time, he said he consistently opposed the declaration of the emergency martial law on the night of the 3rd, but said he would take responsibility without excuses or evasion.

To reporters who met while leaving the government building in Seoul, they said they would follow the procedure regarding the investigation authorities' summons investigation.

[Han Deok-soo / Prime Minister: (Are you planning to comply with the investigation agency's summons?) We will do our best according to the legal and investigative procedures.]

Justice Minister Park Sung-jae, who attended the National Assembly Judiciary Committee, claimed that none of the participants approved of the martial law Cabinet meeting.

[Jeong Chung-rae / Chairman of the National Assembly Judiciary Committee: Did you oppose emergency martial law or not?]

[Park Sung-jae / Minister of Justice] I don't remember anyone agreeing that this should be done.]

Minister Park also replied that he had never signed an emergency decree, saying that the agenda was not presented to the Cabinet meeting or the meeting was not going to proceed normally.

[Seo Young-kyo / Democratic Party member: When Chun Doo-hwan declared emergency martial law, there was also a signature from a member of the State Council.]

[Park Sung-jae / Minister of Justice] I have never signed that phrase.]

While the prosecution, police, and the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit are investigating martial law at the same time, the secretive members of the State Council are gradually opening their mouths about the situation at the time.

However, as half of the State Council members, including Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, are on the investigation list, the authority of the State Council to deliberate and decide on major policies of the country is plummeting.

I'm YTN Lee Jong-gu.

Filmmaker;Ko Min-cheol Video Editing;Ma Young-hoo