Refutation of reports related to the Hyunmoo-2C camel accident
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Seung-gyeom listens to a question from lawmakers during a state audit of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the National Defense Commission held at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 6th. 2022.10.6 [국회사진기자단] srbaek@yna.co.kr
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ha Chae-rim = The Joint Chiefs of Staff said on the 7th, “The report yesterday that the president did not give instructions following the Hyeonmoo-2C’s camel accident at the state audit is completely different from the truth.”
In a statement sent to the press on the same day, the Joint Chiefs of Staff explained, “The president received the report at dawn and ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the accident.”
According to President Yoon Seok-yeol’s instructions, “We have formed an investigation team with the Ministry of National Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Defense Science Research Institute (ADD) to thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident, mechanical defects, operational problems, the training level of operating personnel, and the electrification process.” The Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Earlier, during the Joint Chiefs of Staff inspection of the National Assembly Defense Committee the day before, an official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff responded that it was “something I didn’t know” regarding the president’s instructions following the accident.
In response, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Young-bae questioned, “The Joint Chiefs of Staff did not know whether a serious situation was reported to the president, and if there was no instruction from the president, it would be a security vacuum.”
Kim Seung-gyeom, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, “I am responsible for not properly reporting the situation to the President’s office because I did not accurately recognize the situation at the time.”
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