Overview
- South Korea’s national police said a joint military-police task force summoned a civilian suspect for questioning over drones allegedly sent into North Korea.
- Separately, a man told local media he flew a modified commercial drone across the border to collect environmental data, and authorities plan to question him.
- Police said the person questioned Friday was an acquaintance who helped build the drone, and potential charges will be weighed after reviewing evidence.
- North Korea says it brought down drones on Sept. 27 and Jan. 4 using electronic warfare and found video of sites in the North, and it has demanded an apology.
- President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation, called civilian cross-border flights a grave crime, and the government says no state drone missions occurred on those dates.