On Martial Law Day, Yoon Said, "Still Haven't Entered? Shoot to Drag Out the Lawmakers"

Prosecutors Release President Yoon's Statements on Martial Law Day
"Shoot and break down doors with axes to drag out lawmakers," he ordered

The prosecution investigating the ‘12·3 Emergency Martial Law’ incident announced on the 27th that former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun was arrested and indicted, revealing that President Yoon Seok-yeol gave orders during the martial law period. President Yoon was found to have directly instructed frontline commanders, saying, “Still haven’t gone in? What are you doing? Break down the door and pull them out, even if you have to shoot to pull them out.”

The Special Investigation Headquarters for Emergency Martial Law (Head: Park Se-hyun, Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office Chief Prosecutor) indicted former Minister Kim on charges of engaging in important duties during a rebellion and abuse of authority to obstruct the exercise of rights, specifying these facts in the indictment. This is the first time a person involved in the emergency martial law case has been brought to trial.

According to the prosecution, from the time the proclamation order was issued until the National Assembly’s resolution to lift martial law was passed, President Yoon repeatedly called former Police Chief Jo Ji-ho and ordered, “Arrest all the lawmakers trying to enter the National Assembly. Detain them. It’s illegal. It violates the proclamation order. Arrest them.”

President Yoon also called former Defense Security Command Commander Lee Jin-woo, who was commanding the scene, and said, “Still haven’t gone in? Go to the plenary session hall and carry out four people, one by one.”

Even after the resolution to lift martial law was passed around 1:03 a.m., President Yoon’s orders continued. He called former Commander Lee and said, “They say 190 lawmakers have entered, but there’s no confirmation that all 190 actually entered. That’s why I said we should move troops before martial law was declared, but everyone opposed it. I can declare martial law two or three times, so keep proceeding.”

Then, the president urged Special Forces Commander Kwak Jong-geun, saying, “It seems the quorum inside the National Assembly hasn’t been met yet, so quickly enter the National Assembly and take out the people inside the assembly hall.”

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