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On the 19th, Sgt. Mo Kang, a noncommissioned officer, was found dead in the residence of the 20th Fighter Wing of the Air Force, and the military investigation team is investigating the cause of death.

However, at the Military Human Rights Center who attended the investigation, Sergeant Kang wrote a note about his feelings, and disclosed that he had been harassed in his unit.



Again, he pointed out that there are many problems with the military's initial response. First, let's talk about reporter Ji-wook Kim's report.



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"There is nothing wrong, but they blame me for everything" "The sergeant grabs a sergeant who seems easy-going and takes his anger out." These



are part of the writings left by Sgt.



Sgt. Mo Kang graduated from the Aeronautical Science High School, which trains non-commissioned officers in the Air Force, and received his first assignment in April last year.



The Civil Rights Center, a civic group that watched the investigation by the military investigation team, explained that it was the situation of being harassed within the unit.



[Lim Tae-hoon/Director of the Military Human Rights Center: A thorough investigation into the working environment and surrounding personnel that made Sergeant Kang difficult is required.]



He pointed out that there was a problem with the assignment of officers.



Sgt. Kang moved into the residence introduced by the unit's welfare battalion in January of this year, and three months later, when he saw the name of the recipient of the mail, he found out that his home was the location of the incident of the late Sgt. did it.





[Lim Tae-hoon/Director of the Military Human Rights Center: A new sergeant who is not well acquainted with the situation

of the unit was assigned a sergeant who does not live without a word.]

called for an investigation.



(Video editing: Nam Jin-hwa, VJ: Lee Jun-young)



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Let's talk more with reporter Kim Ji-wook.



Q. In the meantime, the law has been changed recently due to the military's closedness, is there still a problem?



[Reporter Ji-wook Kim: As the revised Military Court Act comes into effect this month, crimes that cause death will be tried in a civilian court.

So, from the time the military investigation team started the investigation, civilian police and prosecutors were able to attend and present their opinions.

If it is determined that the cause of death is a crime, the case itself will be handed over to the private police and prosecutors.

This case is the first case of the changed military court system.

When the Military Human Rights Center found the diary left by Sgt Kang at the scene, military investigators sealed it before the people in attendance could even see the contents, and then released it because they protested. He said he asked for it, but he refused to provide it.]



Q. What is the position of the Air Force?



[Reporter Ji-wook Kim: Please understand that the Air Force side is limited in specific answers to the claims of the Military Human Rights Center.

He said that the investigation is being conducted transparently by involving private organizations in the entire process of forensics and inspection.

However, at the scene, it is suspected that the military is still closed and trying to limit the transfer of cases to the private sector by blocking civilian intervention in determining criminal charges.

There are opinions that there is a problem with the amendment law, so let's hear it.

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[Kim Min-ho / Attorney: In the aspect of granting any such authority so that the military investigative agency can primarily determine whether or not it affected the death case, the military itself provides room for reducing or concealing the case. [Reporter Ji-wook Kim: It seems that the provisions of the law need

to



be supplemented along with the point that the military should change in line with the purpose of the revised law.]



(Video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon)