Caught on Camera: Ex-PM’s Shocking Claims About Martial Law Declaration

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been booked on charges of providing false testimony regarding details of former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s unsuccessful attempt to impose martial law, according to legal sources on Tuesday.

Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team recently booked the former prime minister on suspicion of lying during his testimony before both the Constitutional Court and the National Assembly, the sources said.

In his testimonies, Han claimed he was unaware of the printed martial law declaration until after the decree was lifted, stating that he only later discovered a copy of it in his pocket.

However, surveillance footage reportedly obtained by the special counsel’s team shows Han picking up what appear to be copies of the martial law declaration and President Yoon’s address to the nation from the Cabinet meeting room at the presidential office.

Han was among several Cabinet members whom Yoon summoned to his office shortly before the martial law was declared.

The former prime minister is also suspected of having aided and abetted Yoon’s attempt to impose martial law in December, as well as fabricating a false declaration document after the event to bolster its legitimacy.

Depending on the outcome of the ongoing investigation, there is speculation that the special counsel’s team might seek a warrant for Han’s arrest. (Yonhap)