Overview
- A Seoul Central District Court judge approved an arrest warrant Thursday, citing risks of flight and evidence destruction.
- The suspect, a graduate student surnamed Oh, is accused of four cross-border drone flights from September to January under charges including benefiting the enemy and violations of aviation and military-installation laws.
- The joint military–police task force says the flights tested drone performance for a planned business and intensified tensions after North Korea issued denunciations.
- Investigators are probing seven people tied to the case, with three military officers and one National Intelligence Service official booked alongside alleged production contributors.
- In court, Oh denied being directed by any agency and appeared to shift his stated motive from checking radiation levels to gathering information for research or commercial use.