On the 26th, Hong Jang-won, former Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service, appeared as part of the 2nd general special prosecutor team of Kwon Chang-young in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do to be investigated as a suspect in connection with the suspicion of ‘delivering a message justifying martial law’ and answering questions from reporters. Yonhap News Agency's 2nd general special prosecutor Kwon Chang-young made a statement from an NIS official that during the December 3 civil war, Hong Jang-won, first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service at the time, gave an order to the effect of "presuppose that martial law is legal."