President Moon Jae-in apologizes to the bereaved family and conducts a thorough investigation while a female non-commissioned officer who was accusing the victims of sexual harassment committed suicide in the South Korean Air Force and criticism of the military's response increased. In addition to promising, he emphasized that he would try to rectify the military rules.
In South Korea, a female non-commissioned officer of the Air Force complained of sexual harassment from her superiors in March, but it was revealed that she had committed suicide last month, and suspicions that the military systematically concealed it also surfaced. The top of the group has announced their resignation.
Under these circumstances, President Moon Jae-in visited the bereaved family on the 6th.
According to Cheong Wa Dae, President Mun apologized, "I'm sorry that the country couldn't protect it," and promised to conduct a thorough investigation.
Prior to this, President Mun made a speech at a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Korean War, saying that bad customs remained in the military, saying, "Not only the human rights of military personnel, but also the morale and security of the military. I will definitely correct it for the sake of it. "
The Korean media has taken up the issue every day, and criticism of the military is increasing, and the news agency's coalition news says, "Awareness of gender equality in the military must be significantly changed. , Some sexually-targeted misconceptions must be corrected. "