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At an army unit in Gangwon-do, it was revealed that non-commissioned officers used verbal abuse and assault on soldiers who were quarantined as a close contact with COVID-19.
Yesterday (19th), a post titled 'The reason I don't want to remember the military even after being discharged' was posted on the Facebook community 'I will deliver on behalf of the Army Training Center (Army War)'.
Author A, who was discharged in May, said, "From the end of March, I was classified as a close contact with COVID-19 and quarantined for a month. said.
Person A said, "Sergeant B and Sergeant C used abusive language every day, such as 'XXs,' when calling the soldiers. and assaulted me with a pillow," he wrote.
He added: "I hit soldiers with ping-pong balls to the point of bruising their skin, or threatened them with toy guns."
He said, "All the soldiers agreed and reported the damage to the Ministry of National Defense call center (defense help call 1303), but nothing changed even after a week. The officers in question continued to be in charge of isolation," he said. It did not happen, and the two were not punished.”
He continued, "I am constantly receiving hospital consultations due to the incidents at the time."
In response to such revelations, the unit said, "We identified inappropriate words and behaviors of the officers in question and conducted an investigation by the military police. We will pay more attention to prevent a similar incident from reoccurring.”