UN Command investigating alleged armistice breaches after presidential candidate's DMZ trip

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Korea Times Dec 22

The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) is investigating alleged armistice rule violations in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, its officials said Wednesday after the main opposition People Power Party's presidential nominee visited a border unit there.

On Monday, Yoon Suk-yeol in military uniform visited a frontline observation post of the South Korean Army's 3rd Infantry Division, also known as Baekgol Unit, as he stepped up his campaign ahead of the March 9 presidential poll.

In a press release, the UNC did not mention his name, but said it is probing "unauthorized activities" in the DMZ that were permitted by a frontline division. The UNC oversees activities in the DMZ in line with the armistice that halted the 1950-53 Korean War.

The command noted that the unit in question placed civilians "under greater threat than necessary" by putting them in military uniforms that would mark them as combatants in the heavily fortified border area.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/12/205_320990.html?tw

This is blatant ROK Army interference in the South Korean presidential election campaign. Yoon's campaign is on the rocks because of his wife's fraudulent academic record and his mother in law's recent conviction for medical insurance fraud. Conservatives will do anything to distract the press. Yoon avoided the South Korean draft on a medical basis. He's never worn the uniform until this episode. He knows nothing about national defense or civilian policy issues. Frankly he's a threat to democracy in South Korea. The conservative People's Power Party should find a new candidate before the deadline.