Agriculture Minister Song Miryeong to be questioned as a witness by police on the 15th

Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, will undergo a police investigation on the 15th. She is summoned as a witness.

On the 13th, during a session of the National Assembly's Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee, when Moon Geum-ju, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, asked about the police summons, Minister Song replied, "We agreed to meet this Sunday (the 15th)" and added, "I am appearing as a witness."

Song Miryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (File photo)

The Special Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency, investigating the martial law situation, announced on the 3rd that it had requested the attendance of cabinet members who attended the Cabinet meetings held before and after the declaration of martial law on the 10th. Minister Song attended all the Cabinet meetings held before and after the martial law declaration.

Before the Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee session that day, Minister Song apologized, saying, "I am sorry and regretful to the citizens who have been hurt and are going through difficult times because of this incident. I also offer my apologies to the committee members and farmers." On the 6th, in a meeting with reporters, Minister Song said regarding her attendance at the Cabinet meeting for the martial law declaration, "If I had known, I would not have gone," adding, "I do not clearly remember due to the confusion and chaos, but I was seriously concerned about the martial law declaration and never agreed to it."