Prosecutors Disapprove the Emergency Arrest of Mun Sang-ho, the Information Commander of the Police

Moon Sang-ho, the intelligence commander who was urgently arrested by the police special investigation team investigating the emergency martial law situation, has been released by the prosecution.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said today (16th) that it has notified of the police's request for approval of the emergency arrest of Moon Sang-ho, the commander of information.

However, he added that he sent an approval letter to the emergency arrest of former intelligence commander Roh Sang-won.

The prosecution explained the purpose of disapproval, saying that the police's emergency arrest violates the Military Court Act, as the jurisdiction over Commander Moon, who is an active-duty soldier, is in the military court.Commander

is suspected of ordering the National Election Commission in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province to send troops on the day of martial law.In the case of former commander

Roh, the opposition party is suspected of being a key official in planning the martial law incident, including drafting a martial law proclamation as a close aide to former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.