The night of 'December 3 Martial Law' looking back on the investigation and key statements.

[Anchor]
On December 3rd, when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an emergency martial law, the appearance of that day is being confirmed in detail through statements made by those involved and investigations by the prosecution and police.

From preliminary conspiracy to martial law implementation, circumstances of violating the Constitution and laws have also been revealed one after another.

I'm reporter Yang Dong-hoon.

[Reporter]
At around 10:23 p.m. on the 3rd, President Yoon Suk Yeol held an emergency public statement and declared an emergency martial law.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President: We declare an emergency martial law to eradicate the forces of North Korea at once and to protect the constitutional order of freedom]

Three hours before declaring martial law, President Yoon calls former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and National Police Agency Commissioner Jo Ji-ho to Anga to order preparations for martial law.

[Roh Jung-hwan / Cho Ji-ho, legal representative of the National Police Agency: After the president explained the need for martial law for five minutes.... I'm giving you a letter with a command....]

State council members who have been called to the National Assembly testify that the martial law cabinet meeting held just before the president's statement ended in just five minutes without formality.

[Han Deok-soo (last 13th) / Acting President: I'm sorry and sorry, but the convocation procedure of this Cabinet meeting, the substance, etc. were not in place at all....]

And as of 11 o'clock, the martial law command decree will be announced.

The president explains that he only issued a warning martial law against the opposition.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President (public statement on the 12th): I did not block the National Assembly officials from entering the National Assembly....]

However, access to the National Assembly was once completely controlled, and National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik and Democratic Party Chairman Lee Jae-myung had to cross the wall and head to the plenary session.

Police Commissioner Jo Ji-ho and former NIS 1 Deputy Chief Hong Jang-won also confessed that the president ordered the arrest of key figures, including lawmakers.

There is also a series of testimony that contradicts the president's argument that the deployment of troops in the National Assembly is maintaining order.

[Kim Sun-ho / Vice Minister of National Defense: Breaking down the door and pulling down the lawmakers, commanders said they were instructed directly by the National Defense Commission]

In addition, prosecutors also secured a statement that Yeo In-hyeong, the commander of counterintelligence, instructed military personnel deployed to the NEC to copy or rip off the entire server.

[Jung Sung-woo / 1st Chief of Defense Security Command: Yeo In-hyeong gave me verbal instructions. (I discussed various violations with the law enforcement officers) about the overall process.

Around 1 a.m. on the 4th, 190 lawmakers all agreed to the resolution to lift martial law, and three and a half hours later, President Yoon lifted martial law through a Cabinet meeting and kept the whole nation awake in the morning.

I'm YTN Yang Donghoon.