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We have delivered several recent news that the soldiers defending the country are being treated unfairly by the military for the prevention of coronavirus. On vacation, quarantined soldiers were given such poor lunch boxes without proper side dishes, and there was also an air force unit that quarantined the soldiers in a building that had both water and heating cut off this winter, when it was severely cold. In addition, we showed you yesterday (27th) the image of an army unit that used an uninhabited place as a quarantine site because it was full of mold and insects. As much as they live in a group, of course, some control is necessary to prevent the coronavirus, but that does not mean that the state has the right to deprive soldiers of their basic human rights. As the soldiers' complaints and voices of criticism grew louder, the authorities belatedly admitted their faults and decided to seek remedies.



This is the first news today, reporter Ha Jeong-yeon.



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This place, which is like a wall and ceiling covered with mold, and an abandoned building, is a place where soldiers who returned from vacation were quarantined.



But yesterday afternoon, the unit sent a video like this saying it was in the containment area.



It is like a regular dormitory with clean toilets.



The unit even advised the quarantine soldiers not to be fooled by malicious reports because they are living in such a fine place.



However, the soldier who reported it said he saw the space in the video for the first time.



He said that officers who noticed the coverage came to the quarantine facility and hurried to repair it and asked about their difficulties.



[Isolated soldier (reporter): If you are uncomfortable, talk to me right now... After you go, fix everything and let go. Even if I kept telling you, it didn't change, but suddenly three people were cleaning the washroom overnight.] The



army changed its position 180 degrees after the sidewalk went out.



It has announced that it will move soldiers to other places and improve containment facilities and food service conditions.



[Bang Hye-rin / Military Human Rights Center Counseling Team Leader: Since you've been on vacation, you have to endure this much as you take it... Even though the military has been responding to the corona for more than a year anyway, there is definitely room for improvement... .] In the



meantime, the soldiers who reported to SBS say they tried to endure it with the heart of participating in national quarantine.



[Air Force Containment Soldier: I could not receive separate supplies for meals or bottled water. In the case of soldiers complaining of abdominal pain (due to corona symptoms), in the bucket there (constipation….)]



However, the reality that even basic human rights are not guaranteed was too harsh, and even though I raised my voice inside, it was said that it did not change.