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The replacement service of conscientious objectors for reasons such as religious beliefs was confirmed for the first time since today (15th). Alternative service was decided in 35 courts for which conscientious objection was denied, and the Military Manpower Administration said it would continue to supplement the screening standards.

Reporter Kim A-young.

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Jury of the Alternative Station held at the Seoul Regional Military Office this afternoon. This is the first meeting held to judge conscientious objectors' transfer to alternative service.

The committee decided on the list of the 88 who applied from the 30th of last month, and among those who had been found guilty of evading the court's admission, was put in first place.

Following active and supplementary stations, alternative service trade was confirmed for the first time since Changgun.

[Cho Tae-Jae / Acting as a substitute judge of the substitute station: guaranteeing human rights, and making a harmonious first step between military service obligations (if it was a chance to take the first step…)]

They have been serving for 36 months at the Ministry of Justice's correctional facility since October, managing meals and facilities. You will be in charge of such tasks.

The details of the screening were also refined, but they were divided into religious beliefs and personal beliefs, and they stated that they would examine the reality, truthfulness, and binding power of conscience.

[Yoo Kyun-hye/Director of the Subcommittee of the Substitute of the Military Manpower Administration: I don't think it will be possible to completely determine the conscience from the beginning. As the cases accumulate, the criteria that are closer to discrimination… .]

Currently, more than 650 people have been found innocent in trials for evading military service, and more than 300 are still in trial.

[Jihoon Park/Refusal to conscientious objection: I think it's really impressed. Thank you very much. Now, I think I can show you a dad who contributes to society, not a dad with a criminal record... .] The

Jury estimates that more than 1,000 people will apply for alternative trades this year.

(Video coverage: Jaeyoung Lee, Video editing: Seungjin Lee)