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President Moon Jae-in apologized for the death of an Air Force noncommissioned officer who was sexually assaulted yesterday (6th) at a memorial service on Memorial Day. He apologized for the abolition of the barracks culture and said to the bereaved family, "I am sorry that the state could not protect me."
Correspondent Kwon Ran.
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President Moon Jae-in said, "I apologize to the people for the atrocities of the barracks culture."
[President Moon Jae-in: I would like to express my deepest apologies to the people for the abolition of the barracks culture, which still has some left behind and has resulted in a sad and unfair death.]
Although I did not directly mention it, the recent 'death of an Air Force non-commissioned officer who suffered sexual harassment' was referred to as 'an unfortunate death, It was a 'abuse', and as the commander-in-chief of the military, he directly apologized.
At the same time, he said, "I will definitely correct the problem of poor food service in the military, which has been controversial."
[President Moon Jae-in: We will make sure to correct it for the sake of morale and national security as well as the human rights of the military personnel.]
Immediately after the memorial service, President Moon visited the memorial for the victims of the noncommissioned officer and repeatedly apologized, "I am sorry that the state could not protect me."
In the face of the bereaved family crying in tears, "Please relieve my daughter's pain and restore her honor," President Moon ordered a thorough fact-finding investigation and improvement of the barracks culture to his companion, Defense Minister Seo Wook.
A Blue House official said, "President Moon himself added a related message to the memorial service on Memorial Day."