Lee Sang-min, received for 30 seconds while returning to Gyeonggi Province
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Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min and National Police Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho are attending a plenary session of the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee on the 5th to discuss urgent issues related to martial law declaration and response. Yonhap News, ‘It has been confirmed that former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun had a phone conversation with Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min about 4 and a half hours before the martial law declaration.’,
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, ‘On the 6th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety revealed in materials submitted to Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Sang-sik that Minister Lee received a call from former Minister Kim for about 30 seconds around 6 p.m. on the 3rd.’,
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, ‘This is the only call exchanged between them from December 1st to 4th. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, former Minister Kim reportedly told Minister Lee to “come into Yongsan (Presidential Office)” over the phone.’,
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, ‘Minister Lee, known to have the deep trust of President Yoon Seok-yeol, is a junior from the same high school as both President Yoon and former Minister Kim.’,
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, ‘The call between the two is believed to have taken place while Minister Lee was hastily traveling from a local area to Seoul.’,
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, ‘Minister Lee stated during urgent issue questioning at the Public Administration and Security Committee the previous day that he boarded a KTX train from Ulsan to Seoul around 5:40 p.m. on the 3rd.’,
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, ‘Originally planning to fly to Seoul around 9 p.m., he changed his plans and is believed to have attended a cabinet meeting discussing martial law after arriving in Seoul past 8 p.m.’,
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, ‘Minister Lee mentioned hearing that there might be a schedule with the president around lunchtime, but he did not disclose the source.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of the Interior and Safety also answered “no records” to inquiries about whether Minister Lee had any calls with former Martial Law Commander Park An-su from the 1st to the 4th of this month.’,
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