On the 9th morning, South Korean Ministry of Defense spokesperson Jeon Ha-gyu stated at a routine press conference that the command of the South Korean military is currently in the hands of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
According to Yonhap News Agency, when Jeon Ha-gyu was asked questions like "Who currently holds the military command?" and "Can a person suspected of being a ringleader of insurrection have military command?", he responded, "Legally speaking, the command is currently in the hands of the President."
Hahn Dong-hoon, the representative of the ruling People Power Party, expressed in a meeting with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on the 8th that the process of ending the presidential term early will be orderly promoted, and President Yoon Suk-yeol will no longer participate in national affairs, including diplomacy, before stepping down. In the afternoon, Hahn Dong-hoon responded to a journalist's question about whether the exclusion of presidential duties includes military command by saying, "I think it is the same. Including diplomacy."