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On the 16th, a North Korean man caught on the East Sea Civilian Access Control Line (Civil Control Line) was found to have passed through the East Sea. The man was spotted several times by military surveillance equipment, but it was also revealed that he did not take action on the spot. In response, Defense Minister Seo-wook bowed his head, saying, “I’m sorry.” The Joint Chiefs of Staff released data on the 17th and said, “It is estimated that the personnel who secured recruits from the northern part of the East Sea Civil Control Line yesterday (estimated defection) wore wetsuits and flippers, and came up to the coast near the Unification Observation Deck south of the GOP (general outpost) through the sea. It is done.” The man, who appears to be in his early 20s, passed through the drainage passage below the iron fence from the coast, and then moved south along National Route 7 and was captured on the Civilian Control Line Checkpoint Video (CCTV) at 4:20 am that day. It is known that the military authorities are looking at the residents as civilians and are investigating specific routes and motives for Vietnam. Wetsuits and flippers were found near the shore. Military officials said, “It’s a wet suit, but it’s not a suit used by the military, it’s like a waterproof suit, but you can understand it as a’muguri’ wet suit that fishermen wear when collecting seafood.” It was confirmed that the drainage barrier at the bottom of the coastal border railroad that the North Korean people passed through was damaged.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff admitted, “We have confirmed that the drainage line blocking facility was insufficient.” The drainage passage at the bottom of the border fence last July Ganghwado visit to North Korea incident It has also been controversial. This is because it was discovered that a North Korean refugee man in his twenties swam through the Han River after passing a border fence through a drainage ditch. At that time, the military authorities came up with measures to inspect the iron fence drainage across the entire front, but this time it was revealed as an empty flame. National Power Rep. Ha Tae-gyeong said at the National Assembly’s National Defense Committee on the same day, “I received a report that the measures were completed by conducting a full investigation of the drainage channel as of August 1 of last year.” “Is the new barbed wire open because of rust in six months?” Regarding this, Park Jung-hwan, head of the joint operation headquarters, explained, “There are 48 drainage channels in the 22nd Division (where the incident occurred), and it was the only drainage that we identified as having not been reinforced.” The weak alert posture of the field units was also confirmed. The Joint Chiefs of Staff revealed the results of the on-site investigation, “After the personnel came to the shore, they were detected several times by our military surveillance equipment, but no appropriate measures were taken.” However, a military official said, “Because the field investigation is currently underway, we cannot definitively say where, how and how many times in detail. Coastal radars, coastal complex surveillance cameras, and thermal imaging equipment (TOD) are installed at the coastal guard post to form an overlapping surveillance network, and military surveillance equipment is also installed around the front area of ​​Route 7 that connects North and South along the east coast. It is known that there is. These equipment has become obsolete. On-site troops secured the recruits at 7:20 am, three hours later, after capturing the man in a video at the checkpoint at 4:20 am on this day. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that operational troops were put in “according to operational procedures when identifying unknown personnel in the Civil Control Line”, but some pointed out that it was a’prolonged response’. As the failure of the alert operation was revealed, thorough investigations, censures, and countermeasures are expected to follow. The Joint Chiefs of Staff added, “We are seriously aware of this situation and are conducting field investigations in conjunction with the Ground Operations Command, and we will prepare follow-up measures according to the results of the investigation and take strict measures.” Defense Minister Seo Wook attended the National Assembly’s Defense Committee on that day and said, “I am sorry that I have caused disappointment as a minister,” and said, “I will clarify through the first investigation and follow up.” Secretary Seo also said, “I will do a follow-up by conducting a general investigation into the situation,” when the lawmakers pointed out that a thorough investigation into the alert posture in the front should be prepared in relation to the continuing failure of the alert. This area, along the east coast, at the end of the eastern front, is a place where North Koreans and other Vietnamese incidents often occur. In November of last year, North Koreans crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) GeoP (GOP) fence. ‘Wolbook Vietnam’ The incident or the’Knock defection’ incident in which a North Korean soldier crossed a barbed wire and knocked on the door of a Geofi unit in October 2012 all occurred in the same division’s jurisdiction. Byungsoo Park, Senior Reporter [email protected] ▶Go to: Military secures North Korean male recruits estimated to be’Vietnam’ for civilian election in East Sea
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