The presidential office also denied reports that President Yoon was planning to visit the National Assembly that day. President Yoon met with People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon that afternoon to
Afterwards, there were speculations that President Yoon would visit the National Assembly and attend a general meeting of ruling party lawmakers. President Yoon has suspended all official schedules since the emergency law was lifted on the 4th.
Meanwhile, the Presidential Office stated that President Yoon had not ordered the arrest and detention of members of the National Assembly during the state of emergency, but suddenly retracted this statement.
It has been analyzed that the president retracted his plan after the National Assembly Intelligence Committee's first vice director, Jang Won, named specific names of people to be arrested.
In a briefing on the same day, a Democratic Party lawmaker revealed, "Hong Jang-won, first vice director of the National Intelligence Service, visited the National Assembly and said, 'President Yoon Seok-yeol has given orders to capture all of them at this opportunity.'"
Those arrested included Lee Jae-myung, co-chair of the Democratic Party, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik, People's Power Chairman Han Dong-hoon, and Park Chan-dae, both floor leaders of the Democratic Party.
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2024/12/06 20:39 KST
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