“Kim Sun-ho, the Vice Minister of National Defense, stated on the 5th that the deployment of troops to the National Assembly after President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law on the night of the 3rd was ordered by then-Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun.”
“Vice Minister Kim attended the plenary meeting of the National Assembly’s National Defense Committee and responded to related inquiries from Rep. Cho Guk of the Homeland Innovation Party.”
“Regarding Rep. Cho’s question, ‘Do you agree with President Yoon’s expression at the time of the martial law declaration that the National Assembly has become a den of criminals?’ Vice Minister Kim replied, ‘I do not agree.'”
“He stated concerning the armed soldiers breaking through windows to enter the National Assembly, ‘I have fundamentally opposed the deployment of military forces in such martial law situations and have expressed negative opinions on the matter.'”
“In response to Rep. Cho’s additional inquiry about who authored the decree announced by the martial law headquarters, Vice Minister Kim said, ‘I cannot confirm the author, but as far as I can ascertain, it was not drafted by the Ministry of National Defense.'”