Former Commander of the Republic of Korea Army Intelligence Command, Noh Sang-won, who planned the 12·3 Emergency Martial Law incident as a civilian and was suspected of behind-the-scenes involvement, underwent his first investigation after being transferred to the prosecution.
Former Intelligence Command Commander Noh Sang-won, who is accused of premeditating martial law, is being transferred to the prosecution by escort vehicle on the 24th at the Seoul Western Police Station in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung
According to the legal community on the 26th, the Special Investigation Headquarters for Emergency Martial Law under the prosecution (headed by Park Se-hyun, Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office) summoned and is currently investigating former Commander Noh.
The prosecution is expected to investigate the pre-martial law conspiracy process, the contents recorded in his handwritten notebook, and his specific role during the martial law process.
Former Commander Noh is suspected of conspiring the martial law in advance through so-called 'hamburger joint meetings' held twice on the 1st and 3rd of this month at a fast-food restaurant located in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province.
Attendees of this meeting reportedly included Intelligence Commander Moon Sang-ho, Army 2nd Armored Brigade Commander Koo Sam-hoe, Defense Ministry’s Operational Control Transfer Task Force Chief Bang Jeong-hwan, and Intelligence Command Colonels Kim Bong-gyu and Jung Sung-wook, who discussed forming the so-called 'Second Investigation Unit' tasked with securing the Central Election Management Committee’s server.
The handwritten notebook of former Commander Noh, spanning 60 to 70 pages and secured by the police, reportedly contained phrases such as 'blockade of the National Assembly,' 'shoot to kill,' and 'induce North Korean attack at the NLL (Northern Limit Line).' The police transferred former Commander Noh to the prosecution on the 24th.
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