A woman in her 30s who broke through the Civilian Control Line and reached the GOP barbed wire… Cutting of barbed wire sensors (comprehensive)

Carry cutting tools such as scissors and nippers... Arrested by the military for cutting barbed wire sensor light nets

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Cheol-seon and Choi Joo-seong = A woman in her 30s who crossed the Civilian Access Control Line (Civilian Control Line) without permission in the Cheorwon area of Gangwon-do and damaged the front-line general outpost (GOP) barbed wire fence was caught by military authorities.

According to the military authorities' explanation on the 26th, A, a woman in her 30s, entered the area north of the Civilian Control Line in the Cheorwon area without permission on the afternoon of the 24th, last weekend. It is said that the military tried to identify Mr. A, who came in without permission, and secured him, but missed.

Afterwards, Mr. A was discovered again at the front line GOP fence on the morning of the 25th.

The GOP barbed wire fence is usually located in the Southern Limit Line (SLL) area, about 2km away from the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), and beyond the barbed wire fence is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). This means that it has reached the front line.

Mr. A cut several optical nets (barbed wire sensors) installed on the GOP fence. The light net is a GOP scientific border system equipment that surrounds the barbed wire fence like a net. It detects when someone grabs or cuts the barbed wire fence for a certain period of time and sounds an alarm in the situation room.

Mr. A, who was cutting the light net, was captured again by our military surveillance equipment, and the military immediately mobilized and secured Mr. A.

As a result of the subsequent joint investigation by related agencies, the authorities determined that there were no charges against Mr. A, including spying. It is known that during the investigation, Mr. A was unable to logically explain his actions and continued to rant.

The People Power Party criticized the National Assembly audit of the Ministry of National Defense held at the National Assembly on this day, saying that this incident had exposed loopholes in our military's front-line security posture.

People Power Party lawmaker Seong Il-jong pointed out, "We only secured new recruits about 20 hours after we first identified the person who crossed the Civilian Control Line. Our military's GOP was breached by a woman in her 30s with a height of only 158 cm. This is impossible."

Minister of National Defense Kang Shin-cheol said, "We are investigating how it entered the Civilian Control Line. We believe there is a problem and we will address it."

Jin Young-seung, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also added, "We made efforts to secure new recruits in the early stages, but the problem is that the acquisition was limited. We are currently conducting an inspection and will definitely make improvements."