Cheong Wa Dae said in a SNS message of a right-wing lawmaker, Tae-kyung Ha, who asked him to confirm whether the picture of the bodyguard with his submachine gun at the time of his visit to Daegu Chilsung Market in Daegu was correct. Said.

Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Cheong-wai told reporters today (Saturday), "We will inform you about the inquiry of Hah Tae-kyung," and said, "It is not possible for a security guards to carry out security activities with weapons to protect the president and citizens. I am the base of my guard. "

He said, "If we ask the security specialist, we will not take the machine gun out of the bag unless the situation is close to the presidential security guards, and it is a violation of security guideline."

Kim said, "If it is a formal event that only those who have passed the search bar are in attendance, but Mr. He is right, but he can not do any search in advance, "It is necessary to protect the security personnel as well as the president and market traders."

Kim said, "This is a textbook response that has been done in the previous government as a basic guideline of the guard." He said, "The guards only guard the Republic of Korea with the same security guideline."

(Photo = Hae Tae Kyung Baron Future Party)