South Korea's National Defense Commission chairman criticizes government for removing anti-North Korea loudspeakers... ”Complete defeat in psychological warfare with North Korea... This is the result of politics affecting national defense”

Song Il-jong, chairman of the National Assembly's Defense Committee and a member of the conservative opposition party People Power Party, said on the 14th, "People related to the Lee Jae-myung administration are using North Korea for the political benefit of the administration."
"Because the loudspeakers aimed at North Korea were removed, the South Korean military was unable to carry out its operations and suffered a complete defeat in the psychological warfare with North Korea," he said, adding, "This is the result of political decisions affecting national defense."
Chairman Sei held a press conference in the Diet that afternoon, saying, "Was it really that urgent to make such a rash announcement and make it appear as if we had achieved peace?
Prior to this, Kim Yo-jong, vice director of the Workers' Party of North Korea, announced through the Korean Central News Agency on the same day, "Seoul's hopes are nothing more than foolish dreams."
In a speech titled "North Korea has never removed its loudspeakers and has no intention of removing them," he said, calling it a "vain and foolish dream."
In response, Chairman Sung said, "It has become clear that we have been completely manipulated by North Korea's deceptive tactics," and "North Korea is
"Didn't they know that they were skilled in tactics? If the Lee Jae-myung administration is so easily deceived by the enemy, how can they protect the lives of the people?" he said.
"Even if North Korea were to remove its loudspeakers, we would analyze the signs, evaluate them step by step, and take appropriate measures to prevent the enemy from
"They should have accurately confirmed whether this was psychological warfare or deceptive tactics and responded accordingly," he said, adding sarcastically, "Isn't this the basic responsibility of the government and the military?"
Regarding Vice Minister Kim's "vain and foolish dream" remark, he said, "This outrageous remark is not only against the Lee Jae-myung administration,
"These were abusive remarks that the entire Korean people heard," he said, adding, "Because of the Lee Jae-myung administration, all innocent Koreans have been insulted together."
He added, "President Lee Jae-myung immediately explained why such a shameful incident occurred.
"We must thoroughly investigate this and straighten up so that we will never again be defeated in the psychological warfare with North Korea," he said. "I owe it to the President's Office for national defense and security to have given such a false report to the President and made him make such a false statement."
"The defense ministry's officials, including the defense minister, should be thoroughly investigated and held accountable," he said.
"Defense policy should be implemented solely for the sake of the lives and safety of the people, without consideration for the political interests of the administration," he said, concluding, "I hope that we can learn from this humiliating incident."