"Martial Law Justification Messages": Detention Legality Review for Former National Security Deputy Chief Kim Tae-hyo Dismissed
Dismissed Due to Lack of Grounds
Charged with Involvement in Major Insurrection Duties
Kim Tae-hyo, former first deputy director of the Presidential National Security Office, who has been detained on charges of relaying messages justifying martial law to allied countries after its declaration, requested the court to review the legality of his detention, but the request was denied.
On the afternoon of July 16, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Appeals Division 8-3 held a review hearing based on Kim's request for a detention legality review and dismissed it, stating that there was no valid reason.
A detention legality review is a procedure that allows a detained suspect to request the court to re-examine the validity of their detention. With the dismissal of the review, Kim will remain in custody.
Kim is suspected of delivering messages through a foreign affairs official to major allies such as the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom, attempting to justify the declaration of 12·3 martial law.
The messages reportedly included content such as, "This measure is to safeguard liberal democracy," and, "The political protest was carried out within the framework of the Constitution."
The special prosecution team believes that former President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed former National Security Office Chief Shin Won-sik and Kim to explain the background of the declaration of martial law.
The special prosecution team is also investigating suspicions that the National Intelligence Service, after receiving documents justifying martial law from the National Security Office, conveyed this content to the head of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
On July 10, the court issued an arrest warrant for Kim, citing concerns over the destruction of evidence.
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Kim previously participated in former President Yoon’s election campaign, and after the inauguration of the government, served as the first deputy director of the National Security Office overseeing major diplomatic and security policies and strategies such as Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation.
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