National Assembly Science and ICT Committee to Hold Martial Law Hearing on 13th... Kim Eo-jun Selected as Witness

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun and a total of 14 witnesses and reference persons

Kim Tae-gyu, Acting Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, is responding to questions from lawmakers during the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee's audit of the Korea Communications Commission held on the 24th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

The National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Communications Committee has scheduled a session on the 13th to question issues related to President Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of martial law.

On the afternoon of the 6th, the committee held its 19th plenary meeting and resolved to conduct a session on "Current issues regarding the role of the national key broadcaster KBS and related agencies during the December 3 martial law."

The committee summoned nine witnesses, including Park Min, KBS President; Park Jang-beom, incoming President; Yoo Sang-im, Minister of Science and ICT; Kim Tae-gyu, Acting Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission; and Ryu Hee-rim, Chairman of the Korea Communications Standards Commission. Five others, including broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, were called as reference witnesses.

Earlier that day, Hong Jang-won, First Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service, revealed that he had received a list of arrest targets, including Kim Eo-jun, from the Counterintelligence Command.