US EditionSouth Korean prosecutors seek drone chief's arrest over operation in North
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 20 – Prosecutors accuse Gen. Kim Yong-dae of following former President Yoon's orders to launch covert drone missions into North Korea to justify a martial law attempt last year.
- South Korean prosecutors sought court approval on July 20 to detain Kim Yong-dae, head of the military drone unit, in Seoul.
- The request followed intensified probes into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 covert drone operation over North Korea linked to his short-lived December martial law declaration.
- Kim was arrested without a warrant on July 18 and denied wrongdoing, stating the drone action was a legal clandestine operation responding to North Korean trash balloons, not intended to provoke.
- The prosecution stated that they have applied for an arrest warrant grounded on the offenses they have confirmed to date, including charges of power abuse and falsifying documents.
- A court hearing on July 21 will decide on the warrant, marking a significant step in investigating allegations that Yoon ordered the drone flights to inflame tensions and justify martial law.
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South Korean Prosecutors Seek Drone Chief's Arrest over Operation in North
South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday they had sought court approval to detain the head of a military drone unit as part of an investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and drone operations in neighboring North Korea. Prosecutors stepped up a probe into the drone operation after indicting the jailed ex-President Yoon on Saturday on additional charges for his short-lived declaration of martial law in December.
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