Yeo In-hyeong, the head of the counterintelligence command, gave up his arrest examination..."It's not about the people and the people."

Yeo In-hyeong, commander of the counterintelligence command, who has been requested for an arrest warrant on charges of engaging in a rebellion mission in connection with the December 3 emergency martial law incident, said he would give up the actual examination of the arrest warrant.

Commander Yeo In-hyeong said in a statement distributed to the Ministry of National Defense's press corps today (13th) that it was not a matter for the people and their subordinates to respond to the questioning over the need for arrest in the court.

Earlier today (13th), the Special Investigation Headquarters of the Prosecution Service filed an arrest warrant for Commander Yeo to the Central Military Judicial Court.

Commander Yeo is accused of sending counterintelligence agents to the National Assembly and the Central Election Commission at the time of martial law under the command of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, and ordering the arrest of key figures, including the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties, and securing the NEC server.

Commander Yeo said in a statement that he would take full legal responsibility, thinking between the sense of duty to fulfill former Minister Kim Yong-hyun's order and the result, and eventually following the commander.

He added that his men, who had to pass the order passively, should be given maximum leniency and tolerance.