It was later revealed that the Navy Private, who had suffered beatings, verbal abuse, and bullying from senior soldiers, made an extreme choice.
The Military Human Rights Center held a press conference today (7th) and said, "On June 18th, Private Jeong Mo, who suffered beatings, verbal abuse, and bullying by senior soldiers on the Navy's Gang Gamchan ship, passed away due to extreme choices at home while on vacation." said.
According to the center, Private Jeong enlisted in the Navy in November last year and was assigned to the Gang Gam-chan in February last year. However, not long after, my father had an accident, so he took a two-week petition leave, and then the bullying began.
Director Lim Tae-hoon said, "(Private Jeong) knew the circumstances of his father's nursing, but he openly ostracized Private Jeong by saying, 'He's sucking honey' and 'Child of God.'"
It was also reported that if Private Jeong made a mistake while on duty, he would push his chest and head and fall on the deck, or when Private Jeong asked, "What should I do?
Afterwards, Private Jung showed symptoms of panic disorder such as vomiting and hyperventilation, and showed extreme psychological anxiety, such as defining himself as being crazy to the people around him.
The center criticized the Navy for being aware of Private Jeong's incident, but neglected it and rested, and criticized the statement of "change in barracks culture" by the Ministry of National Defense the day before, saying, "Only the shell has changed."
In response, the Naval Headquarters said, "We are investigating the exact cause of death and the absurdity of the barracks raised by the bereaved family." Let's watch the video together.
(Composition: Hwi-Ran Kim, Edit: Seung-Yeon Park)