Individuals watch information reviews on North Korea’s declare {that a} South Korean drone violated its airspace on a display screen at Seoul Station, Sunday. Yonhap
The protection ministry on Monday reaffirmed its dedication to swiftly cooperate with the police to hold out President Lee Jae Myung’s instruction for a probe into drone incursion allegations made by North Korea.
On Saturday, Lee ordered a immediate investigation into alleged drone incursions into the North, warning that such acts would represent “a grave crime” that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and nationwide safety if true.
“We’re swiftly finishing up the directions by the president,” ministry spokesperson Chung Binna stated in a daily briefing, with out offering additional particulars on the scope or the dimensions of the joint job pressure comprising army and police officers.
When requested about the potential for civilians being behind the alleged drone incursions, Chung stated the duty pressure is wanting into the case whereas “protecting all prospects open.”
She stated that the police, which holds the suitable to probe into civilian drones, is main the duty pressure.
Addressing the potential for in search of a joint inter-Korean probe into the allegations, floated by Protection Minister Ahn Gyu-back, the ministry official stated follow-up measures will likely be thought-about after the duty pressure completes its investigation.
The protection ministry in November proposed army talks with North Korea on clarifying the Army Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the 2 Koreas as a part of efforts to forestall doable clashes within the inter-Korean buffer zone. The North has but to answer the request.
