China News Service, June 7th. According to Korean media reports, South Korea’s Blue House spokesperson Park Jiong Mi said on the 7th that South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on the air force sexual assault case that relevant departments are required to formulate and improve military barracks culture with the participation of civilians. Policy.

The South Korean Ministry of National Defense also stated that on the same day, the Ministry of National Defense is conducting an investigation into the air force's sexual assault case based on the principle of law and no evil.

Data map: South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Photo courtesy of the Blue House

  According to reports, Moon Jae-in said that at this moment, a new organization that not only handles cases, but also comprehensively improves the culture of the military camp, should be established at this moment, and civil people should be involved.

Moon Jae-in emphasized that a complete punishment and prevention system should be established to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

  When Moon Jae-in directed a thorough investigation of the case on the 3rd, he also asked the investigative agencies to thoroughly investigate whether there were problems with the military’s internal reporting system and seriously deal with all persons involved in the case, including the most senior cadres.

  According to a key person at the Blue House, Moon Jae-in emphasized that the military's hierarchical system is only for the purpose of performing their duties and should not be regarded as a criterion for distinguishing status.

However, the person also said that Moon Jae-in only stated his principled position that a military camp culture improvement organization should be established, and did not mention specific matters such as the person in charge and the scale of the organization.

  In addition, Moon Jae-in also urged the Congress to deal with the amendments to the Military Court Law pending trial by the Legislative Affairs and Judicial Committee of the Congress as soon as possible.

The bill was submitted to the National Assembly by the government in July 2020. The main content of the bill is to abolish the high military court and transfer the power of appeal for military trials to private institutions (Seoul High Court). It aims to reform the military judicial system and protect the independence of the judiciary and military officers and soldiers. The right to a fair trial.

Reform of the military justice system is also one of Moon Jae-in's campaign promises.

  On the other hand, the spokesperson of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense Fu Shengcan stated at a regular press conference on the 7th that the Ministry of National Defense is conducting an investigation into the air force's sexual assault case based on the principle of law and no evil.

According to Korean media analysis, Fu Shengcan’s remarks were interpreted as the Air Force Chief of Staff Li Chenglong, who took the blame and resigned a few days ago, or will be investigated.

  Ms. Lee of the South Korean Air Force’s 20th Combat Flying Regiment reported in March that she had been sexually assaulted by Air Force Sergeant Jang, and then committed suicide on May 22.

  According to the report, the South Korean military revealed that on April 7, the military police transferred Zhang to the military prosecutor with the opinion of prosecution.

However, Li Chenglong did not listen to the relevant report until the 14th of the same month, and only reported relevant matters to the Minister of Defense Xu Xu by telephone on May 25th.

Subsequently, Xu Xu instructed Li Chenglong to conduct a serious investigation of the victim's second assault.

On June 4, Li Chenglong took the blame for the case and resigned.