Allegations of Military Deployment to the National Election Commission and National Assembly
Investigation Materials Total 62 Volumes

The High-ranking Officials Crime Investigation Division, investigating the '12·3 Emergency Martial Law Incident,' announced on the 26th that it has transferred Moon Sang-ho, Commander of the Republic of Korea Army Intelligence Command, who is accused of charges including insurrection, to the military prosecution.

Commander Moon is accused of ordering the deployment of troops to the Central Election Commission (CEC) in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, following President Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of emergency martial law on the 3rd. He is also accused of deploying the North Korean infiltration unit (HID) under the Intelligence Command as an emergency arrest squad for members of the National Assembly.

Sang-ho Moon, Commander of the Republic of Korea Army Intelligence Command. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Additionally, investigations are ongoing on charges that he was aware of and conspired in advance regarding the plan to declare martial law. It has been confirmed that on the 1st, two days before the martial law declaration, he met with former Intelligence Command Commander Noh Sang-won at a Lotteria store in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, along with two colonels from the Intelligence Command, in what is referred to as a 'hamburger meeting.' The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) believes that during this meeting, orders were exchanged to 'secure the CEC server on the day of martial law.'

Earlier, it was confirmed that Intelligence Command troops arrived at the CEC at 10:31 p.m., just two minutes after the martial law was declared on the 3rd, and took photographs of the computer system. This circumstance supports the possibility that Commander Moon had prior knowledge of the martial law.

Previously, the police urgently arrested Commander Moon on the 15th on charges including insurrection, but the prosecution did not approve the arrest, citing violations of the Military Court Act's jurisdiction regulations. After being released, Commander Moon underwent additional police investigations and was then transferred to the CIO, which formed a joint investigation headquarters with the police.

The CIO requested an arrest warrant for Commander Moon and secured his custody again. The day before, they obtained the court's approval to extend his detention period until July 6.

The military prosecution plans to indict Commander Moon after reviewing the transferred materials. However, since the related investigation materials amount to 62 volumes (approximately 25,000 pages), it is expected that some time will be required before the actual indictment.