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Today (12th), victims couldn't hide their anger and tears at the result of the sentence.

After using the humidifier disinfectant, my sick body was evidence, and he strongly protested, saying that there are victims, but no perpetrators are responsible for it.



Reporter Ahn Hee-jae will tell the reaction of the victims.



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Cho Soon-mi, who used a humidifier disinfectant for two years from 2008, says he suffered from coughing and breathing difficulties.



Eventually, I was diagnosed with only 40% of the lung function left and have been treated for more than 10 years.



[Cho Soon-mi/Humidifier disinfectant victim: Coughing, shortness of breath, lung function is already a lot off, and hospitalized and discharged repeatedly...

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is difficult to go out without an oxygen generator close to 10kg, but I took a difficult step with anticipation of the judgment of the court today.



[Cho Soon-mi / Humidifier disinfectant victim: Since everything has been proven, the correct judgment has been made...

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are 4,100 victims of humidifier disinfectant such as Jo, of which nearly 1,000 have died.



However, there are studies showing that there are tens of thousands of severely ill patients and hundreds of thousands of victims.



Even if manufacturers consistently avoid responsibility,



[Ahn Yong-chan/Former CEO of Aekyung Industrial (2019 hearing): I do not remember or know anything.]



I went back and forth countless times between the National Assembly and the streets, investigative agencies and courts, hoping to find out the truth.



However, Mr. Jo was miserable at the results of the sentence, such as the sentencing.



[Jo Soon-mi / Humidifier disinfectant victim: How can everyone be said to be innocent despite the enormous number of people who died from using this product?"

What happens to my body, that's all evidence...

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The victims' group strongly opposed the acquittal sentence, saying, "The chemical hazards pointed out by the court are widely reported to the academic community and the evidence is sufficient."



In addition, he argued that investigative agencies and governments that failed to properly verify the cause of the damage were also largely responsible, and argued that the fact should be revealed even by resuming the activities of the Special Investigation Committee on Social Disasters recently concluded.



(Video coverage: Seo Jin-ho, Ha-Ryung, video editing: Hwang Ji-young) 



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