The commander of Korea's special forces says he had been ordered to block lawmakers from access to the National Assembly on the night of martial law.
Addressing members of the media on this Monday Colonel Kim Hyun-tae commander of the 707 Special Task Force revealed that he had been told to drag lawmakers out of the parliament building to ensure that their number did not surpass 150.
Calling himself an "incompetent" commander he apologized for ordering his soldiers to storm the parliament adding that he had put his troops in "danger" and that they were the most tragic victims.
He also said that he had been acting under the command of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.
Separately, amid the political turmoil over governance, the Defense Ministry earlier today confirmed that under the country's law President Yoon Suk Yeol remains the commander in chief.
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