South Korean police chief: Received 'ready' instruction 4 hours before martial law, unaware beforehand

Jinshi data news on December 4th, according to the Korean Chosun Ilbo, four hours before the announcement of the emergency martial law, the chief of the South Korean police department, Zhao Zhihao, received the order from the Blue House to be "on standby at any time". At around 6:20 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Zhao Zhihao received the order from the Blue House to "stand by at any time and wait for further notice". At 10:20 p.m., South Korean President Yin Xiyue announced that the emergency martial law would take effect at 11:00 p.m. In response to the question of "whether he knew about the martial law through the order from the Blue House", Zhao Zhihao replied, "I learned about it through the media. I was not informed in advance."