▲ Army Chief of Staff Nam Young-shin, filed with the Human Rights Commission
Some of the chief executive officers, who are the best deputy officers in the Army, filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, claiming that the Chief of Staff of the Army had violated the moral rights.
It is very unusual that a complaint was filed with the Human Rights Commission against the general of the Army.
In the petition, the chief officers of the army who filed the complaint said, "There are officers who command in plain language even if they are young, but you should take it for granted. If you write your honor, you should think that you are grateful." "
Accordingly, the Army is in a position that, “the intent and intention of the statement is distorted without looking at the entire content and context of the statement that the Chief of Staff emphasized during the meeting.”
On December 21, last year, President Nam held a videoconference with the chief executives of the army battalion level or higher.
At the meeting at the time, Mr. Nam said, "There is no army living at an old age," and "When an older officer ordered an order in plain language to an older corps, it should not be in the military culture to approach why he did it in plain language. The culture of honoring the sergeant, it should be appreciated,” the Army said.
The Army emphasized that this statement "is not to be taken for granted, as it is important to respect the class and to have an attitude to follow orders rather than to put forward the age at which the mission has been carried out."
He also explained, "It emphasized the importance of a culture of respect and consideration among members of the army while maintaining the rigor of rank and position in consideration of the uniqueness of the military organization."
The Human Rights Commission has received this complaint and is grasping the details.
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