Exclusive "President Yoon instructs Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok to 'cut the National Assembly's operating expenses' in a document."

[Anchor]
YTN reports have found that President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok to immediately cut the operating expenses of the National Assembly and draw up the budget for the legislature after the emergency martial law cabinet meeting on the 3rd.President

Yoon claimed martial law as a warning, but it is expected to be an issue not only in the investigation but also in the impeachment process as suspicions arise that he was trying to paralyze the function of the National Assembly through the budget as well as the deployment of martial law forces.

This is the exclusive report of a reporter from the manager.

[Reporter]
Immediately after the Cabinet meeting that deliberated on the emergency martial law on the night of the 3rd, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Choi Sang-mok was handed a piece of A4 paper containing the instructions of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Ten days later, it was revealed belatedly during the National Assembly's emergency questioning process, and Deputy Prime Minister Choi responded to the order, saying that he could not read the note properly because there was no situation at the time, and that it seemed to be intended to secure financial funds related to martial law.

[Choi Sang-mok / Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Strategy and Finance (last 17th): (It's a presidential order, but who doesn't watch it?) I gave it to you as a reference, not an order.]

[Choi Sang-mok / Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Strategy and Finance (last 17th): I felt that it was something like a measure based on martial law. I saw a similar document, so I covered it up saying, "Let's ignore this."]

The police special investigation team recently investigated Deputy Prime Minister Choi as a reference, and in the process, it was confirmed that he received an original A4 paper document from Choi's side.

According to the YTN report, it is said to contain presidential instructions to "cut the operating expenses of the National Assembly from this moment on" and "make a budget for the operation of the emergency legislature."

The National Assembly's budget needs to be applied to the Ministry of Economy and Finance every month, and if the order to cut off the operating expenses of the National Assembly means to stop paying such expenses, it is doubtful that the National Assembly tried to pressure the National Assembly by putting martial law troops into the National Assembly to block the vote to lift the emergency martial law.

In addition, according to Article 77 (3) of the Constitution, the president's order on the National Assembly budget is expected to be an important clue to prove the illegality of the emergency martial law, as the National Assembly's authority cannot be restricted even in emergency martial law.

This situation contradicts President Yoon's claim that it was a warning martial law against the opposition.

[President Yoon Suk Yeol / Statement to the public on the 12th: (The purpose is to invoke the martial law) to warn the people to stop the anti-national defeat of the great opposition party.It is obvious that it is not intended to dissolve the National Assembly or paralyze its function.The meaning of the order

to draw up a budget for the operation of the emergency martial law legislature is also expected to be an issue during the investigation and impeachment process, based on the premise of dissolution of the National Assembly.

Deputy Prime Minister Choi reportedly stated that he did not know the details by leaving it to someone else after seeing the note at the investigative agency for the first time, but he did not answer questions from YTN reporters asking for confirmation of the newly identified instruction document.

I'm the manager of YTN.

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