Ex-ROK spy official likens Yoon’s martial law orders to North Korean tactics



News Ex-ROK spy official likens Yoon’s martial law orders to North Korean tactics Arresting opposition would have made South Korea’s NIS no different than DPRK secret police, fired deputy chief says Joon Ha Park January 23, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Hong Jang-won, former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), testifies before a special parliamentary committee investigating Yoon’s martial law on Jan. 22, 2025. \| Image: National Assembly via YouTube The former deputy chief of South Korea’s spy agency likened President Yoon Suk-yeol’s alleged order to arrest opposition politicians to the tactics of North Korean secret police on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that such arrests would make Seoul no different than Pyongyang. Hong Jang-won, former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), made the comparison while testifying before a special parliamentary committee investigating Yoon’s ill-fated declaration of martial law. The former deputy chief of South Korea’s spy agency likened President Yoon Suk-yeol’s alleged order to arrest opposition politicians to the tactics of North Korean secret police on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that such arrests would make Seoul no different than Pyongyang. Hong Jang-won, former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), made the comparison while testifying before a special parliamentary committee investigating Yoon’s ill-fated declaration of martial law. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Ex-ROK spy official likens Yoon’s martial law orders to North Korean tactics

Arresting opposition would have made South Korea’s NIS no different than DPRK secret police, fired deputy chief says

Joon Ha Park January 23, 2025

Ex-ROK spy official likens Yoon’s martial law orders to North Korean tactics

Hong Jang-won, former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), testifies before a special parliamentary committee investigating Yoon’s martial law on Jan. 22, 2025. | Image: National Assembly via YouTube

The former deputy chief of South Korea’s spy agency likened President Yoon Suk-yeol’s alleged order to arrest opposition politicians to the tactics of North Korean secret police on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that such arrests would make Seoul no different than Pyongyang.

Hong Jang-won, former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), made the comparison while testifying before a special parliamentary committee investigating Yoon’s ill-fated declaration of martial law.

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