Former 707th Special Mission Group Commander Kim Hyun-tae, Who Blockaded National Assembly, Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison and Detained in Court..."Unforgivable Crime"

Military officers, including former Army Special Warfare Command 707th Special Mission Group Commander Kim Hyun-tae, who were put on trial on charges of participating in the blockading of the National Assembly during the December 3 emergency martial law, have been sentenced to prison terms.

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced former Commander Kim to 12 years in prison today (the 27th) on charges including engaging in important missions in an insurrection.

Former 1st Airborne Special Forces Brigade Commander Lee Sang-hyun, who was accused of leading troops and participating in the blockading of the National Assembly alongside former Commander Kim during the martial law, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while former Defense Security Command Investigation Unit Commander Kim Dae-woo, who was involved in operating a politician arrest squad, was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Citing risks of flight and destruction of evidence, the court immediately detained former Commander Kim Hyun-tae, former Brigade Commander Lee Sang-hyun, and former Unit Commander Kim Dae-woo in the courtroom.

In explaining the reasoning for the sentencing, the court reprimanded the defendants, stating, "They abandoned the sacred duty of national security and national defense, and used military power, which should be used for the state and the people, for the interests of individuals and a specific faction."

The court added, "Through punishment commensurate with the gravity of the case, we must sound an alarm so that no one will ever plot or participate in an insurrection again."

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