Kim Young-bae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, participates in a general meeting of the Defense Committee of the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 28th and asks Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop for data on the identification route of enemy UAVs. Reporter Kim Chang-gil
The ruling and opposition parties held a plenary meeting of the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly on the 28th and received an urgent report on North Korean drone provocations from the Ministry of National Defense on the 26th. he September 19 inter-Korean military agreement signed in 2018 under the Moon Jae-in administration has weakened the army’s response capacity. The Democratic Party of Korea has criticized President Yoon Seok-yeol for neglecting his responsibilities and blaming the government on Moon Jae-in. A battle continued over the appropriateness of President Yoon’s “war confirmation” remarks.
National Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Seung-gyeom attended the National Defense Commission meeting that day. Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Young-bae said, “It’s a problem because the thief heard it and the police either did something wrong or misrepresented why they missed the culprit.” government. Representative Seol-hoon of the same party also apologized to President Yoon.
Democratic Party members stressed that President Yoon’s claim that the Moon Jae-in administration had no preparations, such as training to respond to North Korean drones, was not true. Representative Kim Byeong-ju, opposition party secretary of the National Defense Commission, said, “The Moon Jae-in administration has tremendously developed an unmanned aerial vehicle system during the five years. He said: “I was very surprised to hear that the commander-in-chief of the armed forces hasn’t trained at all.” Minister Lee said, “We were weak in practical training by taking on an enemy situation” and “Please understand that the expression ‘no one’ was used as there was no integration and management level training of all resources led by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.” He defended the late President Yoon.
President Yoon’s remarks on “determination to war” and the failure to form the National Security Council (NSC) were also criticized. Representative Seol-Hoon said, “I heard that the president ordered us to prepare for an escalation of war and send the drone, but we had an end-of-year party in the evening. “It’s correct?” he said. Song Ok-joo, a member of the Democratic Party, said, “It’s really irresponsible to say that (the president) amplifies public anxiety.” This time, Minister Lee also said, “We (who must) prepare with determination to prevent a war from happening and to discourage provocations.”
The Democratic Party has raised the possibility that a North Korean drone filmed Yongsan’s presidential office. Representative Kim Young-bae said, “Just by looking at this image, it looks like we have passed Yongsan,” according to the North Korean drone path provided by the Ministry of National Defense. Representative Seol-Hoon asked, “What would you do if North Korea published a photo of the Yongsan (president’s office) taken in Yongsan?” Minister Lee said, “We are sure we have not gotten as far as Yongsan. It’s all confirmed by surveillance assets at every stage,” he replied.
People Power claimed that the Moon Jae-in administration was responsible for the failure to shoot down the North Korean drone and argued that it was “Narrow South”. Representative Shin Won-sik, the ruling party secretary of the National Defense Commission, said, “Finally, the disastrous report card of the Moon Jae-in administration’s misguided security policy has been delivered.” Representative Shin said, “What is more serious is the September 19th agreement.” Representative Shin said the no-fly zone established by the Sept. 19 agreement severely restricts the operation of South Korean drones. To look good with Kim Jong-un,” he said.
Representative Seong Il-jong of the same party said, “(With the September 19 agreement), the Moon Jae-in administration has torn down all the GPs (general outposts). That is why it is impossible to install monitoring resources. As members of the Democratic Party protested, gossip broke out on both sides.
People Power also disclosed the position that it was an appropriate decision for President Yoon not to hold the NSC. Representative Ki-ho Han said, “When an operation is underway, everything is delegated to the commander.” Instead of blocking it with a hoe, he’s blocking it with sputum. Representative Shin praised the military infiltration of drones over North Korea as a countermeasure, saying it was a “monumental event” and “Yoon Seok-yeol’s government used a proper window to end the history of provocations of North Korea after the ceasefire.”
The Democratic Party also said that the relocation of the presidential office to the Yongsan Ministry of National Defense building and the relocation of the joint chiefs of staff increased local war concerns. The people’s power faced the fact that the Democratic Party is using this case politically for Lee Jae-myung’s bulletproof protection.
Minister Lee first replied “12:10” and then “11:50” to Democratic Party lawmakers who asked him when he received a report of a North Korean drone invasion of airspace. Minister Lee said he reported to President Yoon by phone at 12:12. President Yoon’s report time was about an hour and a half after 10:25 am when the military first detected the drone. Minister Lee said, “Wouldn’t it take some time to analyze what the thermal imaging device (TOD) or radar can detect at the outset?”
In a report to the National Defense Commission, the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced plans to conduct a joint air defense exercise on the 29th, stating, “Considering the pattern of enemy small-sized drone provocations, we will strengthen the integrated practical instruction and training at the level of the Joint Chiefs of Staff During the exercise, the focus should be on examining the ability to operate detection and attack assets for each unit level in preparation for provocations of North Korean small drones.
