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Former Protection Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who’s standing trial over allegations of enjoying a significant function in riot by the December 3 martial regulation, claimed that the decree was designed to sound the alarm over the opposition’s atrocities.
On the first listening to of the trial for Kim, former head of the Protection Intelligence Command(DIC) Noh Sang-won and former DIC colonel Kim Yong-gun on Monday, Kim stated he can’t perceive how some seek advice from the decree as subversion of nationwide structure.
The previous minister stated there was no different possibility however for President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial regulation to be able to stop subversion of nationwide structure by the opposition, after it paralyzed judicial and administrative branches with impeachment of public officers and a unilateral finances minimize.
Kim denied issuing an order to arrest key political figures on the evening of martial regulation, together with predominant opposition Democratic Social gathering(DP) chief Lee Jae-myung, Nationwide Meeting Speaker Woo Received-shik and then-ruling Folks Energy Social gathering(PPP) chief Han Dong-hoon.
The previous minister additionally denied conspiring or colluding previous to martial regulation declaration, saying dialogue was held forward of the decree, which is a part of the president’ inherent constitutional authority.
Kim’s protection workforce then claimed that his indictment ought to be dismissed because the prosecution which holds no investigative authority over riot instances, has dedicated irregularities in its investigative procedures.
