SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has formed a joint military and police task force on Tuesday to investigate the recent drone incident.
According to reports, the National Investigation Headquarters of the Korean National Police Agency stated that the special task force consists of approximately 20 police officers and 10 military personnel, with the director of the Security Investigation Bureau of the National Investigation Headquarters serving as the team leader.
According to a report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on the 10th, a spokesperson for the General Staff of the Korean People's Army issued a statement on the 9th, saying that following the drone intrusion incident over Pyongyang in October 2024, South Korea launched a drone to violate North Korean airspace at the beginning of the new year, once again committing a serious provocation.
Yonhap News Agency previously reported that South Korean President Lee Jae-myung instructed on the 10th to form a joint investigation team of the military and police to quickly investigate the possible "intrusion" of civilian drones into North Korea, and stated that if the matter is true, it would be a major crime threatening peace and national security on the Korean Peninsula.
