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Former South Korea replacement spy principal at facility of ‘political leader apprehension’ note conflict

By Asia Tech Times
Last updated: 03/04/2025
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February 24, 2025

Seoul – The checklist of political leaders presumably detained by Head of state Yoon Suk Yeol has actually gone to the Head of state’s Erectile dysfunction Test Facility this month with whistleblowers at the Head of state’s Erectile dysfunction Test Facility, which they divulged as Vital proof. Hong Jang-Won, among the 16 witnesses that began Yoon impeachment on January 14, is the only individual to be phoned call to the Constitutional Court two times.

As a grad of the 43rd course of the Oriental Military College, Hong worked as South Korea’s leading spy, concentrating on abroad knowledge and North Korea for greater than three decades.

After working as a counterterrorism professional on the 707th Unique Goal Group, he was a basic unique pressures device of the Unique Battle Command of the Republic of Korea Military, where he came to be a black representative of the National Knowledge Firm and continuously climbed with his rankings.

After working as NIS Principal Assistant and Unique Consultant for North Korea, Hong disclosed that he had actually left the company and returned in November 2023, when he was assigned by Head of state Yoon as Replacement Supervisor of the NIS Replacement Preacher, in a replacement pastoral setting.

Hong showed up once more on Thursday after the head of state’s lawful group stood out to the trustworthiness of his testament. Hong’s testament on February 4 drew in excellent interest as he asserted Yoon bought him to jail vital political numbers on the evening of a quick martial regulation on December 3.

” Take this chance to border them (the lawmakers) all. NIS will certainly obtain anti-temporary authority, so, in the meantime, please help the Protection Counterintelligence Command (to do so),” Yoon informed him.

Hong’s thorough testament is thought to be the primary proof of Yoon’s order to unlawfully jail political leaders.

4 variations of the memorandum

Hong Zeng affirmed that Yoon called him straight that evening – Won’s attorney turned down a case and thought that “there is no factor to call the replacement supervisor straight, not the NIS supervisor.”

However Yoon later on confessed that he required “inspecting whether Hong is dealing with the Protection Counter Knowledge Command. The DCC head was Hong’s junior in the military, so I called and motivated him to aid them,” Yoon stated.

According to Hong, quickly after Yoon called him at 10:53 p.m., he got a phone call from then-DCC principal Yeo In-Hyong, that detailed the names of individuals detained that evening.

“‘ Is he insane?’ I believed, and afterwards I quit composing on the phone (individuals’s names).

” Lee Jae-Myung, Woo Won-Shik, Han Dong-Hoon, Park Chan-Dae, Cho Kook …” Hong did not wait to provide the names when Yoon’s attorney asked that they were.

Nevertheless, NIS supervisor Cho Tae-Yong (Hong’s employer) increased solid uncertainties concerning the credibility of the claimed notes in his testament as witness on February 13.

” I have actually inspected the video of the security video camera,” Joe informed the court, including that Hong remained in his workplace when he asserted he was close to Joe’s palace.

Hong confessed Thursday that there was a “mild error” in his memory.

” I believed (where I composed the note) was an open room before the official house (NIS supervisor Cho Tae-Yong) (NIS supervisor). … However when I evaluated my memory, I recognized that I was apprehending me When the checklist of political leaders was created in my workplace, I composed a checklist in my office.,” he remedied himself.

” However (both places) are just 3 mins apart … Is it truly alright to have the location where I create the checklist?” Hong asked the court.

Cho additionally discussed that there are 4 various variations of the notes, which recommends the opportunity of making.

According to Hong, at the 5th hearing on February 5, his aide “later on duplicated his document”, which suggests there are 2 various variations: the initial notes he composed and he The aide duplicated an image. On the very same day.

However on February 13, Cho affirmed that there were in fact 4 variations, consisting of the 3rd note, and Hong asked his aide to create once more based upon the aide’s memory, and the 4th note, his The writer he did not.’t defines that its name is greater than the 3rd note.

This motivated Hong to bring a physical duplicate of the memorandum to court on Thursday, declaring his preliminary debate that “the checklist exists.”

Yoon’s group Bake Hong as soon as taped the names theoretically and assaulted his “political inspiration” for it, however Hong stated he was “interested” concerning why the DCC attempted to jail political leaders.

” This is a checklist of individuals that the counterintelligence companies attempted to jail throughout the emergency situation suit. I left a note of memory reasoning I must a minimum of understand the variety of individuals on that particular checklist.”

Yoon Kab-Keun, the lawyer of Yoon, fired him and asked, “Why keep in mind the checklist? What are your intents?”

Hong asked: “Knowledge companies would like to know a selection of info. Do they constantly require to make good sense?”

At the end of Hong’s witness testimonial on Thursday, the acting Principal Justice of the Court, Moon Hyung-bae, asked what Hong concerned Yoon – the emphasis got on concerns concerning Yoon’s insurance claim to attract Hong on the night of December 3, as opposed to To NIS Principal Cho.

” I offer him with the best commitment.”

Yoon frowned and increased his voice.

” It is troublesome to connect the allure in between Hong and me to the phony ‘apprehension political leader’ and the governmental order to rebellion the story,” Yoon informed the court.

Leaving the court, Hong maintained a reduced account before press reporters.

” A great deal of points took place, the partnership in between (the head of state and me) altered, and I really did not intend to evaluate individuals I utilized to offer so conveniently. Allow’s leave it there,” Hong informed press reporters.

On January 22, Hong showed up at a hearing of the National Setting up’s Unique Immunition Board and affirmed that he “enjoys the head of state.”

” I intend to do whatever he may need to me. However checking out that checklist (political leaders to be detained), I can not aid it. … Isn’t it incorrect for the Republic of Korea to do this?”

Yoon’s impeachment test is set up to hold its finals and its 11th hearing on Tuesday. Both Yoon and the National Setting up, which is prosecuting the test, will certainly have unrestricted time to make the last debate. The last decision is anticipated to be reduced around March 11.

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