▲ On the 17th, members of the People's Strength Military Sexual Crimes Special Committee were having a meeting.


"The attorney general of the Air Force's legal office, Jeon Ik-soo, and the 20th Squadron's sexual harassment case are alumni in the same law school and have a special relationship with the motive of a judicial officer." The public defender in question is a married couple", "There is no choice but to have power behind the cover-up of the case"...



These are the remarks of Rep. Shin Won-sik at the <Special Committee to Investigate the Truth and Prevent Recurrence of Sexual Crimes in the Military> on the 17th. As a military expert from a lieutenant general of the army, his claim became the representative opinion of the people's power to view the sexual assault and death in the air force. At the National Assembly Judiciary Committee plenary meeting on the 18th, Rep. Yoo Sang-beom, the People's Strength, also repeated Rep. Shin's words and put pressure on Defense Minister Seo Wook.



In conclusion, the theory of the power behind the power of the people is wrong from the basic facts. Normally, it is common for politicians to raise suspicions prematurely, but conspiracy theories are very dangerous in the current situation. Even so, the Joint Investigation Team of the Ministry of National Defense is criticized for accepting allegations thrown by the media without filtering and investigating them as chaotic, because the unfavorable power of the people can be swayed by theories of power behind it.



The military, which bears collective responsibility, will be criticized for being an unscrupulous group again until the truth is revealed in the criticism of the big mouths of the opposition party. The investigation falls into a side road, obstructing the investigation of the truth, and increasing the despair of the bereaved family. Before the case went public, It is time to look back on whether the office of Senator Shin Won-sik, who did not even pay attention to the request for help from the bereaved family, is now doing something that harms the bereaved family and the military, which is his roots.


The reality of the conspiracy theory that was suddenly raised in the chaos


Sergeant Jang Mo, the perpetrator of the 20th Air Force Wing assault case, appointed lawyer Bae Mo in early March, and it has already been confirmed through various channels.

The claims of the People's Power lawmakers that Sergeant Jang appointed Attorney Jeon Ik-soo and Kim Mo, an alumni of Hanyang University's law school and a classmate in the military, are not true.

Attorney Bae, appointed by Sgt. Jang, and Attorney Kim, nominated by the People's Power, are only members of the same law firm.



The fee for Sergeant Jang's case is only a few million won.

It's not on the scale to move the power behind it.

In addition, Sgt. Jang was arrested and lawyer Bae resigned due to disagreements in the process of re-adjusting the fee.



Nevertheless, lawyer Kim, who is paying attention to the power of the people, is a former naval attorney general, so the possibility of influencing the air force investigation cannot be 100% excluded.

Checking is simple.

We propose to the power of the people to understand the call history, timing, and content of calls between Attorney Kim and Director Jeon Ik-soo.



Why was the public defender of the deceased sergeant Mo's male?

Rep. Shin Won-sik said that the Air Force's legal office violated the rule of assigning a female judge to public-appointed lawyers in sexual harassment cases.

In terms of job title, a public defender at the Air Force Headquarters' Legal Office is a lieutenant.

Women judges are long-duration officers and are commissioned as captains.

In other words, under the current Air Force regulations, a female public defender cannot exist.

As a public defender for the Air Force, a male judge who is commissioned as a lieutenant and is discharged from the military has no choice but to be in charge of the short-term service.

It is a structure in which two male public defenders take turns in charge of cases.

It is a loophole in the system and will be improved with this incident.



The marriage between Lieutenant Colonel Suh, the right-hander of the Air Force's Attorney General, Jeon Ik-soo, and a publicly appointed lawyer was also an issue.

What we need now is not robbing us, but rather an investigation that cuts out the affected area exactly like a surgical operation, and wisdom to find alternatives.

We must refrain from raising irresponsible allegations that lead to evil even to the point of being normal.

Joint investigation team in confusion with eyes closed to the basics


The Joint Investigation Team of the Ministry of National Defense is conducting a lively investigation by announcing the fact of the seizure and search in real time, but even the basic investigation procedure has been skipped. The basic procedure is the extreme choice of this sergeant, that is, the investigation into the death case. On the 1st, the Ministry of National Defense Prosecutor's Office took over the entire case and collected all the data of the Air Force Military Police's investigation into the death case. But it ends there.



Significant evidence remaining at the site and time of the extreme choice was buried in a drawer, and there was, of course, no investigation of key stakeholders. The Joint Investigation Team rejected the tricky but natural method of open conclusions that started at the point where Sergeant Lee made a desperate choice and traces the cause. Instead, they seem to have chosen an easy investigation by pre-determining the simple conclusion that sexual harassment and conciliation pressure caused Lee's death and fitting the charges of those involved. I can't help but feel that the first button of the investigation was firmly put in the wrong place.



This investigation by the Joint Investigation Team of the Ministry of National Defense is so overwhelming that it closes its eyes to the basics of the investigation. The press, politicians, and the Blue House are putting the allegations that have caused social outrage without a detailed investigation plan as the top priority of the investigation. There are rumors inside and outside the Ministry of National Defense that the staff twisted because they were trying to show something in a hurry. The number of unreasonable contradictions to the procedure and law continues, such as requesting a warrant and arrest without subpoena investigation, dismissal without an opportunity for explanation, seizure and search without criminal prosecution, and ignoring the Airborne Law.



In the midst of this, if a weakly grounded conspiracy theory emerges, the Joint Investigation Team will be dragged around. Next week, he said he would confirm the allegations raised by the People's Power, and he might confiscate and search prematurely during the internal investigation stage and announce it in real time. In this case, there is growing concern that the investigation will have no choice but to go to the mountains.