Former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang Min said in a police investigation last month that President Yoon had been arrested after he arrived at the presidential office around 9 p.m. on December 3 of last year, when Han Deok-soo arrived.
) and Lee, "No one knows about this (the plan to declare martial law). Not even the chief of staff knows about it, not even the chief of staff." President Yoon also said, "Even my wife doesn't know about it."
"I'm afraid my wife will be very angry," he said. Following this statement, it was revealed that President Yoon, along with former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and several military commanders, had been secretly planning to declare martial law.
Lee said, "At the time, Chief of Staff Jeong Jin-seok arrived at the presidential office and asked, 'Is martial law being imposed at a time like this?' and entered the office, but when he came out,
"After that, he said, 'I couldn't persuade him.'" He also said that President Yoon "cannot implement martial law instantly," and that "there is nothing we can do because of the impeachment."
He is also said to have said, "(Martial law) won't last long."
2025/01/31 06:33 KST
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