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SOUTH KOREA, JUL 20 – Prosecutors accuse Kim Yong-dae of following orders for a covert drone mission to North Korea last year aimed at justifying martial law, with a court hearing set for Monday.
- 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.
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 neighbouring North Korea.
South Korean Prosecutors Seek Drone Chief Arrest over Operation in North Korea - Other Media news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korean prosecutors on Sunday said they have requested court approval to detain the head of the military drone unit as part of a probe into former President Yoon Suk Yeol and drone operations in North Korea.
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