[Translation] North Korea expresses tremendous self-confidence proving her innocence.

According to ‘Voice of People’, a progressive website in the South Korea, “The North Korean Defense Committee, inviting the domestic & overseas reporters and diplomats in various countries in Pyeongyamg on May 28, had the press interview that the accident of sunken Cheoan ship has nothing to do with the North Korea.”

Below is the summary translation of the site: http://www.vop.co.kr/A00000298914.html

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The Defense Committee lead by Chairman, Kim Jong-Il is the virtually the supreme power institute and in the DPRK constitution, the chairman of the Defense Committee is described as the supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”

The North Korea unusually inviting the diplomats in various countries, announcing the position of NK regarding the accident of the sunken Cheonan ship through the press interview, repelled in every item against the ROK government’s announcement on the investigation result of the civilian-military investigation committee.

Related to it, it is noticeable that the Defense Committee is mentioning again the issue of the inspection committee in the press interview. The North Korea has continuously claimed the dispatch of [her] inspection committee from the early period of the announcement of the investigation result by the SK government.

The Defense Committee saying in the Press Interview that, “ We, have tried to inspect and confirm the material proofs the South part provides by dispatching the inspection committee of the Defense Committee in the actual place,” criticized the position of the denial by the inspection committee of the South, saying, “The South, unilaterally insisting by saying that [ours] is the manipulative investigation result, refused the investigation of [our] investigation committee in the actual place.”

The Defense Committee announced in the press interview that “We don’t have submarines called Yeoneo or Sangeo class and even the 130t submarines.”

An informant who requested an anonym saying, “It is unusual that the North Korea announces what weapons she has,” delivered “ The DPRK has the plan to inform what weapons they have, related to this incident”