Kim Myung-soo, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied all charges of rebellion at his first trial. He emphasized that he would restore his honor in court, claiming that the special prosecutor had distorted the facts. Lee Jae-sik, Jeong Jin-pal, and Kim Heung-joon, other former officials indicted together, also denied charges of engaging in important missions during a rebellion, arguing that they were unaware of the unconstitutionality and illegality of the situation at the time of martial law. The court is scheduled to conduct an on-site verification of the Joint Chiefs of Staff combat control room in the afternoon when martial law was in effect, and witness examination of Kwon Young-hwan, former director of martial law at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be conducted at the next trial.
