Special Prosecutor Verifies Alleged 'Leftist Collection Site' Linked to Ex-Intel Chief Noh Sang-won

The ongoing investigation by the special prosecutor's team into former Information Command chief Noh Sang-won has uncovered disturbing details about alleged plans to establish 'collection sites' for individuals deemed 'leftists' during a hypothetical state of emergency. The recent site verification at the Second Hana Center in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, has lent credence to these allegations, revealing a facility equipped with structures suitable for prolonged detention.

According to the special prosecutor's team, Noh Sang-won's notebook outlined plans to operate these collection sites, designating the area near the Second Hana Center as a secondary location. The verification confirmed that the facility possesses living and medical facilities, making it conducive to holding detainees for extended periods. The presence of a mock courtroom further suggests a chillingly systematic approach to dealing with targeted individuals, potentially including trials.

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The verification confirmed that the Second Hana Center has a structure suitable for detaining arrested individuals for a long period, equipped with living and medical facilities.

The revelations from Noh's notebook are particularly alarming, detailing extreme measures such as execution, forced disappearance to remote islands, or sinking vessels carrying individuals before they could be captured by North Korea. The list of targeted individuals, described as 'A-class' targets, includes prominent figures such as judges, politicians, and former high-ranking officials. This investigation, delving into the alleged machinations of a former intelligence official, raises serious questions about the extent to which such contingency plans were developed and the potential threats they posed to civil liberties and democratic order in South Korea.

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The suspect Noh Sang-won planned to operate collection sites after forcibly collecting 'leftist forces' and designated the area near the Second Hana Center as the secondary collection site.