707 Special Officer "Used by Unit Member, Kim Yong-hyun"...Ministry of Defense "The commander in chief is the president."

[Anchor]
Kim Hyun-tae, head of the 707 Special Task Force, who led the 707 Special Task Force that entered the National Assembly at the time of the last emergency martial law,

made his first statement in front of the media and testified specifically about the circumstances at the time.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of National Defense said in a briefing just now that the president has the authority to head the military.

I'll connect you to a reporter for more information. Reporter Park Heejae!

First, the head of the 707 Special Forces, a martial law force that entered the National Assembly in the morning, testified of the circumstances at the time?

[Reporter]
First, it is called the 707 Special Task Force, officially called the 707 Special Task Force, which is the core of the martial law army that was put into the National Assembly at the time of martial law.

Kim Hyun-tae, the commander of the 707 Special Task Force, who led the martial law troops seen at the National Assembly site, volunteered to hold a press conference near the Ministry of National Defense building in Yongsan, Seoul this morning.

What stands out among the testimonies is the instructions received from former Special Warfare Commander Kwak Jong-geun at the time, and ultimately former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun,
It was said that more than 150 lawmakers should not gather at the
National Assembly.

At that time, General Kim Hyun-tae testified that the former commander ordered this based on what came out of the command and control room at the time, and Kwak asked if he could enter the National Assembly, and General Kim Hyun-tae reported that he could not enter because of the large number of people at the time.

In this regard, Kim Hyun-tae testified that the specific instructions he received included pulling lawmakers and other personnel from the National Assembly and using non-lethal weapons to suppress and block the National Assembly.

Regarding the suspicion of the special forces' sniper deployment raised by some, the snipers explained that they took the gun according to the emergency martial law situation, but that there was no live ammunition.

General Manager Kim Hyun-tae stressed that the 707 Special Task Force is the most unfortunate victim used by former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.

At the same time, the troops insisted that they were not guilty, saying they only followed their command.

He said he would be responsible for all of the legal responsibilities, adding that as a soldier in a democratic rule-of-law country, he would carry out all responsibilities for his wrongdoings and leave his beloved military by holding himself guilty.

[Anchor]
Also, among the military personnel put into the NEC, there is a newly identified unit?

[Reporter]
This is explained by an official from the Ministry of National Defense.

About 10 troops and agents from the Armed Forces Intelligence Command were reportedly deployed to the Central Election Commission during the emergency martial law.

An official from the Ministry of National Defense said at the time that intelligence personnel were deployed to the Central Election Commission and filmed the computer room server, but
It added that it is a situation that needs to be confirmed through the
investigation.

According to the CCTV footage released by the NEC at the time, the person who filmed the computer room server was wearing a colonel's rank.

An official from the Ministry of National Defense said, "The intelligence command is a unit that conducts intelligence missions against North Korea, and it is also necessary to confirm whether it is legal to be mobilized for martial law missions."

I added that I understand that he left under the direction of former Minister Kim Yong-hyun.

However, regarding the official of the information company, he said that there has not been a decision on whether to suspend his duties yet.

[Anchor]
There was also a question about the commander-in-chief from the Ministry of National Defense a little while ago, right? What kind of question and answer did you have?

[Reporter]
This is from a regular briefing held by the Ministry of National Defense at 10:30 a.m.

The ministry said the current commander-in-chief officially rests with the president.

Regarding a reporter's question about whether the suspect can have the right to command the ROK military, which came out through a reporter's question,

The Ministry of Defense added the purpose of the statement, saying, 'Yes to legal authority.'

At the same time, in response to the question of whether the military prosecution has any plans to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol,
The Department of Defense
said it understands that the investigation is currently underway.

So far, I'm YTN Park Heejae from the Ministry of National Defense.