Defense Minister Seo Wook said today (20th), "As the Minister of National Defense, I feel a heavy responsibility for the number of confirmed cases due to my failure to take care of the 34th rank of the Cheonghae Unit more carefully."
Minister Seo made this statement in a public apology at the briefing room of the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, Seoul this morning, and said, "I would like to express my deepest apologies to the soldiers, their families, and the people of the Cheonghae Unit."
He continued, "We have been actively promoting vaccination of all service members, including members of the units dispatched overseas, but the efforts to vaccinate the soldiers of the Cheonghae Unit, which departed in February last year, were insufficient." We will thoroughly supplement the measures,” he added.
Minister Suh apologized for the failure of North Korean defectors to be vigilant after taking office in September last year (February 17), the controversy over inadequate food service and over quarantine (April 28), and the death of a non-commissioned officer for sexual harassment in the Air Force (June 9, 10, and 7). 7th), and this is the sixth time.
A total of 247 (82.1%) of the 301 soldiers of the Munmu the Great, the 34th ship of the Cheonghae Unit, which departed in February, have been confirmed so far.
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