A "military-police joint investigation task force (TF)" has been formed to find the facts regarding North Korea's claim of "South Korean drone infiltration."
The Korean National Police Agency National Office of Investigation (NOI) said on the 12th that it formed a TF of about 30 people, including about 20 police officers and about 10 military personnel, with the Head of Team of the National Security Investigation Bureau as the leader, and began an investigation into the drone matter. It came two days after President Lee ordered a joint investigation.
On the 10th, through a statement by the General Staff Spokesperson of the Korean People's Army, North Korea claimed that South Korea infiltrated drones in September last year and on the 4th of this month. The ruling party's newspaper Rodong Sinmun also carried images of drones and footage they filmed.
The presidential office, in a notice to the press corps the same day, said, "(President Lee) ordered the formation of a joint investigation team to conduct a swift and strict investigation because, if true, it is a serious crime that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and national security."
The Ministry of National Defense's position is that the drones North Korea claimed were not military and that it did not operate drones on those dates. The TF said, "We will clearly determine the facts through a swift and strict investigation."