Kang Shin-chul
Role at the time: Minister of National Defense, answering lawmakers at a plenary session of the National Assembly's National Defense Committee
Condemned
Response to this claim
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on September 28, 2026 that North Korean land mines were highly likely the cause of the two explosions that wounded three South Korean soldiers south of the Military Demarcation Line on September 21, and said on September 30 that South Korean soldiers were seriously injured by North Korean landmines while conducting search operations south of that line.
“It is clearly a violation of the armistice agreement, and the responsibility lies with North Korea, so we will take corresponding measures”