South Korean Special Forces Chief Apologizes for Assembly Deployment: Incompetence or Scapegoat?
The commander of the 707th Special Missions Group, Kim Hyun-tae, issued a public apology for deploying troops to the National Assembly on December 3rd, following the declaration of emergency martial law. He accepted full responsibility for the actions of his 197 soldiers, stating that he ordered them to breach the building. Kim attributed the incident to his own incompetence and criticized former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun for utilizing the troops. Following the incident, the military prosecution sought an emergency travel ban on ten personnel, including Kim Hyun-tae and the Army Chief of Staff.
John Q. Hosedrinker