Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, the commanding officer of the 707th Special Missions Neighborhood, urged reporters he took all accountability for his troops’ raid on parliament but said he modified into as soon as acting beneath orders from the defence minister
Reuters
09 December, 2024, 09:55 am
Final modified: 09 December, 2024, 10:01 am
The commander of South Korea’s special forces that stormed parliament closing week after a martial regulation declaration said on Monday he modified into as soon as ordered to dam lawmakers from entering the chamber to discontinue a vote to raise the emergency measure.
Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, the commanding officer of the 707th Special Missions Neighborhood, urged reporters he took all accountability for his troops’ raid on parliament but said he modified into as soon as acting beneath orders from the defence minister.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is now a subject of a prison investigation, declared martial regulation on Dec. 3 simplest to rescind the portray internal hours after parliament met in defiance of a safety cordon to vote it invalid.
Yoon survived an impeachment vote in a opposition-led parliament on Saturday which plunged South Korea correct into a constitutional disaster.
Yoon said earlier than the vote he modified into as soon as entrusting his fate to the ruling celebration, but he didn’t supply to resign.
Kim said his unit landed on the grounds of parliament with orders to cordon off the predominant constructing to discontinue lawmakers from entering but modified into as soon as met with legislative group people internal who blocked their entrance.
“We own been all victims who own been frail by the inclined defence minister, Kim Yong-hyun,” the commander urged reporters outdoor the defence ministry in Seoul.
“The people of the Neighborhood are not guilty. Their simplest guilt is that they followed the orders of their commander,” he said, battling encourage tears.
The inclined defence minister modified into as soon as arrested on Sunday over his characteristic in declaring martial regulation and ordering the deployment of troops to parliament.
The chief of Yoon’s Of us Energy Birthday celebration, Han Dong-hoon, said on Sunday that Yoon would be excluded from foreign and assorted affirm affairs, and the celebration and Top Minister Han Duck-soo would take care of govt affairs.
National Meeting speaker Woo Obtained-shik said it modified into as soon as unconstitutional to delegate presidential authority except the president is impeached.
The principle opposition Democratic Birthday celebration, which led the failed impeachment motion on Saturday, said it would elevate the motion again.
