Democratic Party: "Investigate Former Intelligence Commander Nosangwon... Multiple Calls with Kim Yonghyun"

Park Seon-won "Received tip on Kim Yong-hyun and Noh Sang-won's call"
Seo Young-kyo "707 Special Task Force brought 6,000 bullets"

The 'Yoon Seok-yeol Insurrection Investigation Team (Investigation Team),' an internal body of the Democratic Party of Korea, has claimed that former Intelligence Command Commander Noh Sang-won should be arrested. According to the Investigation Team, former Commander Noh is known to have a close relationship with former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, and the two reportedly communicated several times during the December 3 emergency martial law incident.

Park Seon-won, a Democratic Party lawmaker and secretary of the Investigation Team, stated at a meeting held at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 14th, "The 'insurrection conspiracy' that began in March is gradually being revealed," and asserted, "It has been uncovered that former Commander Noh played a key role in planning and attempting to mobilize Intelligence Command troops during the December 3 emergency martial law incident." He added, "Former Commander Noh remained active around the Intelligence Command even after his discharge," and "According to recent tips received by the Investigation Team, former Minister Kim and former Commander Noh share a very close personal relationship."

On the afternoon of the 14th, at the meeting of the Democratic Party of Korea's 'Yoon Seok-yeol Insurrection Investigation Team' held at the National Assembly, Assemblywoman Chu Mi-ae, who serves as the team leader, is speaking. Photo by Yonhap News

Lawmaker Park said, "There is an assumption that former Commander Noh met with former Minister Kim in the early hours of the 3rd and then left," and "On the 4th, just before President Yoon Seok-yeol officially announced the lifting of martial law, former Minister Kim reportedly spoke again with former Commander Noh." He continued, "During their call, they exchanged opinions on the necessity of additional separate operations," and "Ultimately, former Minister Kim decided to postpone the additional operations." He added, "It is urgent to verify former Commander Noh’s communication records," and "Investigation and legal action against him are also necessary."

The Investigation Team also disclosed the number of bullets deployed during the emergency martial law incident. Seo Young-kyo, deputy head of the Investigation Team and lawmaker, explained, "We requested data on how many bullets the 707 Special Mission Unit brought to the National Assembly," and described the contents. He revealed that they brought 1,980 rounds of ammunition usable in K-1 submachine guns, about 2,000 rounds of pistol ammunition, and 1,980 blanks. He added, "In total, they brought 5,948 rounds, approximately 6,000 bullets," emphasizing, "This is just the amount of bullets carried by the 707 Special Mission Unit."

The Democratic Party regards the emergency martial law measures declared by President Yoon on the 3rd as constituting the crime of insurrection and insists that investigations into President Yoon, the military command, and the martial law troops are necessary.

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