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Even if North Korea apologizes today (25th), the investigation of the disappearance of Lee, who died, must be investigated and whether our response was appropriate.

First, let's start with the fact that it took about 10 hours to be reported to the President after the first information that the Korean people were shot and killed by North Korean soldiers.

Considering the seriousness of the matter, there is a controversy that the report was delayed, but the opposition party raised their voices to disclose the response process in minutes.



This is Kim Soo-young.



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emergency ministerial meeting was convened two and a half hours after the report to the Blue House that the North Korean military had killed Lee Mo, a fishery guidance officer, and burned the body.



The head of the National Security Office of the Blue House, the head of the secretary, the head of the National Intelligence Service, the Minister of Unification, and the Minister of Defense gathered in one place to analyze the information and determine whether it is true.



The meeting was held until 2:30 am, but until then, it is the explanation of the Blue House that it has not secured the credibility of espionage enough to report to the president.



An official at the Blue House said that the intelligence analysis continued overnight and a face-to-face report was made to President Moon Jae-in at 8:30 in the morning when it was judged to be reliable.



In the end, it is the explanation of the Blue House that the '10 hours that the Blue House knew but the President didn't know' was the time it took to determine whether it was a possible intelligence to report to the President.



However, the opposition party is pushing for the release of the president's timetable.



[Kim Jong-in/People's Power Emergency Countermeasure Committee Chair: (President) I think you will have to explain in minutes and seconds what happened for 3 days from the 21st.] As



this is a case where the Korean people were murdered by the North Korean military, it takes 10 hours to report to the President. The controversy over this problem seldom subsides.



(Video coverage: Kim Hyeonsang·Lee Seunghwan, video editing: Wonhee Won)