Police and Election Commission Officials Questioned as Witnesses... Investigating the Deployment of Martial Law Troops

The police summoned officials from the National Election Commission as witnesses for investigation related to the 'December 3 Emergency Martial Law Incident.'

The martial law troops are photographing the Central Election Commission server. Photo by Asia Economy DB

On the 9th, the Special Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency stated, "Since the start of the investigation, we have questioned 12 witnesses, including 4 officials from the Election Commission and 8 military personnel, up until this afternoon," and added, "We have received CCTV footage from the Election Commission and are currently analyzing it."

The Special Investigation Unit is investigating the circumstances under which martial law troops were deployed to the Election Commission following the declaration of martial law on the 3rd.

Previously, former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun explained that the reason for deploying martial law troops to the Election Commission was to assess the necessity of investigations related to allegations of election fraud.