Colonel Jeong of the Intelligence Command, who is accused of pre-mocking emergency martial law at the so-called "hamburger meeting," has admitted his wrongdoing and apologized.
He also admitted to discussing how to control employees using cable ties after occupying the NEC.
Reporter Yang Dong-hoon reports.
[Reporter]
In an apology released by lawyer Kim Kyung-ho, who advised the law, Colonel Chung said he would like to offer a sincere apology for his misjudgment and actions as the commander of the people's army.
Colonel Chung confessed to the investigative agency about his judgment and all his actions, and based on this, the legal opinion written by lawyer Kim is
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discussed and prepared in detail with Colonel Moon Sang-ho, former Intelligence Commander Roh Sang-won, and Colonel Kim to secure a list of central election commissioners and control employees to go to work.
It was confirmed that the use of coercive means such as cable ties, masks, and headscarves was considered in the process of discussing and practicing how to move NEC employees to designated places.
The cable-tie handcuffs, which appear to have been dropped by martial law forces who entered the National Assembly earlier, were disclosed, and the opposition party claimed that the intelligence agency tried to kidnap NEC employees, which was confirmed by the person concerned's statement.
[Kim Min-seok / Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party of Korea (last 4th): The handcuffs dropped by martial law forces who were trying to break into the National Assembly yesterday.]
[Kim Byung-joo / Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party (Yesterday): Tie your wrists with a cable tie and tie your ankles.... There was testimony from informants, key informants, that they were trying to detain.]
{Lawyer Kim's statement has ample room to evaluate Colonel Chung's participation in the preliminary and conspiracy stage of an organized violence event for the purpose of national constitution,
If it can be seen that the execution of the rebellion began with the invocation of the
martial law and the deployment of troops, Colonel Chung is likely to be responsible for the rebellion as a co-criminal or a helper.
Colonel Chung said he also stated all the facts he knew about Commander Moon and former Commander Roh, and the truth of the NEC's occupation operation is being revealed one after another.
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