Cheong "Media reports claiming delay in announcement to inquire with North Korea are completely false"

Kang Min-seok, Blue House Spokesperson, "Reports Claiming 'There Was Mention to Check with North Korea First' Are Clear Misinformation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Kang Min-seok, the spokesperson for the Blue House, stated on the 30th, "The report by some media outlets claiming that the decision to 'check with North Korea first' during the Blue House ministerial meeting in the early hours of the 23rd delayed the announcement of the 'killing' by 37 hours is completely untrue."

In particular, Spokesperson Kang emphasized, "The ministerial meeting at that time was a process of sharing fragmented intelligence to verify its credibility," and added, "The report that there was a mention of 'checking with North Korea first' is a clear false report."

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Spokesperson Kang also said, "Similarly, another media report stating 'North Korea's notification letter is a lie... The government knew the '40-minute truth' that day' is also false," explaining, "The intelligence obtained by our military did not include terms such as 'shooting' or 'firing'."

He added, "There were only circumstances suggesting a shooting and burning. This, too, was a reconstruction made after considerable time by comprehensively analyzing various fragmented intelligence."

Spokesperson Kang stated, "Nevertheless, some reports distort the facts as if the military was monitoring in real-time through CCTV and the government did not respond," and said, "Regarding this, the Ministry of National Defense has also announced that it is considering legal action."

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