Lee Sang-hyun, commander of the 1st Airborne Special Brigade, who was deployed to the National Assembly on the 3rd due to President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of emergency martial law, expressed mixed feelings in a media interview on the 6th, explaining the situation at the time.
According to JTBC's exclusive report, the brigade commander said in an interview, "At first, I thought it was a counter-terrorism operation, but I found out that the target of the operation was civilians at the scene."
"We only carried 500 rounds of live ammunition to the commander's vehicle, but they were not used, and we gave instructions to carry guns and avoid clashes with civilians," he said.
He said he "felt that the situation would not be a military operation" and lamented that "we can never have a disgraceful stigma in our hearts again," referring to the stigma of the 1st Airborne Special Forces Brigade during the December 12 military revolt in the past.
The 1st Airborne Special Forces Brigade was a unit that played a key role in the December 12 military revolt in the past, and at that time, battalion troops engaged with the Ministry of National Defense forces, causing sentinel deaths.
Subsequently, Brigadier General Park Hee-do, who was the brigade commander at the time, was promoted to general in four years and became the army chief of staff.
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