Military authorities said North Korea's attempts to rescue were captured before shooting a fire on an official from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Lee Mo.
A key official from the Ministry of Defense said, "For a considerable amount of time, we have recognized the situation that seems to be a rescue process," he said. "But later, the situation suddenly reversed and there were restrictions on response."
Military officials have said that the day after Lee's disappearance, at around 3:30 pm on the 22nd, Lee is believed to have been first discovered by a ship at the North Korean Fisheries Office.
After that, it was estimated that the shooting took place around 9:40 pm.
Accordingly, the criticism that he did not actively respond even after finding out that he survived for about 6 hours before the shooting, revealed some of the details of the espionage analysis late.
The official said, "At the time when the North was found to have discovered Mr. Lee for the first time, it was recognized by the extremist practitioners collecting intelligence." It took," he explained.
Regarding the differences in the announcement between the two Koreas on whether they have expressed their intention to visit North Korea and whether or not the body is damaged, he said, "We are going to look back at our information objectively."
When it comes to investigating whether or not the coast guard voluntarily moves to North Korea, he said, "The military will cooperate with the investigation of the coast guard," and "the coast guard will make a conclusion through the investigation."
Regarding the trend of the North Korean military, he said, "There is no specific trend," and "it seems that North Korea is also conducting search activities."
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