Woo Jong-su, the head of the National Investigation Headquarters and special investigator for the martial law case, noted that the term "shoot to kill" appears in the notebook of the former intelligence commander, No Sang-won, who allegedly led premeditated discussions at the so-called "Lotteria meeting" before martial law.
Deputy Minister Woo appeared at the General Meeting of the Public Administration and Security Committee of the National Assembly on the 23rd and answered a question from Yoon Gun-young of the Democratic Party of Korea, "Was the term 'shoot to kill' present in No's notebook?" with "That is true."
The special investigation team announced that a memo was found in No's notebook, obtained from No's residence that morning, which stated "induce the North's attack at the Northern Limit Line (NLL)." It also noted that terms like "blockade the National Assembly" appeared, with politicians, journalists, clergy, union members, judges, and government officials being referred to as "targets for collection," including some individuals with their real names. A special investigation unit official said, "(Collection means) interpreted as arrest."
Methods of accommodation and processing for these individuals were also mentioned in the notebook. The plan of the intelligence service's "Investigation Unit 2," which was divided into three parts comprising about 60 people, was written in preparation for martial law. The special investigation team stated that No's notebook is about 60 to 70 pages in size, roughly the size of a palm.
Deputy Minister Woo also noted regarding terms like NLL, separate investigation unit, and National Assembly blockade, "I do not know whether it was actually executed, but it is true that (such words) are in the memo."