President Yoon and Kim Yong-hyun all said, "It's not a civil war."an investigative and judicial paving stone

[Anchor]
President Yoon issued a public statement that declaring emergency martial law was an act of governance, not a 'insurrection' even after receiving a summons from the prosecution.

Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who was arrested, recently made a similar argument, which is seen as a paving stone for future investigations and trials.

I'm reporter Han Yeon-hee.

[Reporter]
President Yoon Suk Yeol's public statement, which was evaluated as a lawyer's opinion, came a day after the prosecution was summoned.

At the time, President Yoon emphasized the legitimacy of the emergency martial law and insisted that it was not a "civil war."

[President Yoon Suk Yeol (public statement on the 12th): How can the president's constitutional decision and act of governance be a civil war?]

Emergency martial law, which is a normal act of governance, cannot be governed by civil war under the criminal law.

[President Yoon Suk Yeol (public statement on the 12th): How can the president's constitutional decision and act of governance become a civil war? It is an act of governance that is not subject to judicial review, such as the exercise of amnesty and diplomatic power.Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who directly proposed declaring emergency martial law to President

Yoon, recently made a similar argument.

The attempt to claim and investigate the declaration of martial law as a rebellion itself is an act of rebellion that makes the national constitution dizzy.

Analysts say that the two men's argument, which emphasizes the legitimacy of martial law in unison, is a paving stone for future investigations and trials by uniting conservative forces.

President Yoon openly responded by using the logic of legal refutation, saying he would not avoid legal and political responsibility,
A fierce legal battle with the investigative agency is expected in the future
.

I'm YTN's Han Yeonhee.

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