Immediately after the December 3 emergency martial law, former National Security Office First Deputy Director Kim Tae-hyo (pictured), who was suspected of delivering a message justifying martial law to friendly countries, was arrested. On the 10th, Chief Judge Budong-sik of the Seoul Central District Court in charge of civil war warrants issued an arrest warrant for former Deputy Director Kim, who is accused of engaging in important civil war duties, abusing power, and interfering with the exercise of rights, saying, “There is concern about the destruction of evidence.” Previously, the second comprehensive special prosecutor (Special Prosecutor Kwon Chang-young) requested an arrest warrant for former Deputy Director Kim, believing that he mobilized officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a message justifying martial law to friendly countries, including the United States, after receiving instructions from former President Yoon Seok-yeol immediately after martial law was declared in December 2024. The message at the time included content such as “This measure is for the protection of liberal democracy” and “(Martial law) was a political protest within the constitutional boundaries.” On this day, Assistant Special Prosecutor Kwon Young-bin, who arrived at the court to attend the interrogation of the suspect (substantive warrant review) before former Deputy Director Kim's arrest, said, "The Supreme Court confirmed yesterday that the government's statement regarding martial law was wrong, so former Deputy Director Kim's actions are