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The special prosecutor, who has been investigating the death of Sergeant Ye-Ram Lee, has handed over eight people, including the head of the Air Force Justice Department, to trial.
In the 100-day special prosecutor's investigation, deep-rooted evil habits such as the military's poor investigation, secondary assault, and distortion of the case were again revealed.
Reporter Han So-hee will read the report and continue the story.
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Eight people, including direct superiors and a military prosecutor, were sent to the trial by the special prosecutor after confirming the charges.
The 20th Wing battalion commander accused the perpetrator of falsely reporting to the Air Force Headquarters that the perpetrator Jang Mo had been separated from Lee, while the company commander found the false fact that the victim was strange to the unit Lee was transferred to, and that he was trying to sue just by mentioning the 20th Wing. He is charged with defamation.
The military prosecutor of the 20th Wing, who was in charge of the initial investigation, was handed over to trial on charges of neglecting his duties, such as delaying the investigation of the victim due to vacation even after knowing the circumstances of the second attack.
Far from protecting the victims, the senior Air Force Headquarters public affairs officer defamed the couple by telling the media that Lieutenant Lee committed suicide over a feud with his husband.
[Ahn Mi-young / Special Prosecutor: (supervisors) worry about the perpetrator rather than encouraging the victim.
Isn't this noisy because of me?
The victim also has a sense of guilt.]
The Special Prosecutor's Office decided that the allegation that there was a civil service in the background was not true based on false information, when Director Jeon Ik-soo, the head of the Air Force Justice Department, ordered the investigation without detention of the perpetrator.
Director Jeon was instead brought to trial on charges of pressuring a military prosecutor to investigate a case related to him.
The bereaved family did not have any regrets, but gave meaning to the fact that they uncovered the process of driving victims of sexual violence to death in a closed barracks.
[Lee Joo-wan / Bereaved Family: For Ye-ram, I think this is just the beginning.
When the air force first investigated the case, if it was done properly, Ye-ram is still alive…
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(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, Yang Ji-hoon, Lee Sang-hak, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)
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Social Department reporter Han So-hee is here.
Q. What has been newly revealed?
[Reporter Han So-hee: In the first investigation by the Ministry of National Defense last year, a total of 15 people were handed over to trial.
Sergeant Jang and the second perpetrators, who were the perpetrators of the forced assault, a public defender who made a poor defense, and officials from the 15th Fighter Wing, who defamed the honor of Sergeant Lee who moved the unit.
In addition to these, the special prosecutor additionally confirmed the abandonment of duties and defamation of the superiors of the 20th Fighter Wing, to which the sergeant was affiliated.
Through a psychological autopsy, it was also newly confirmed that the suicide risk of this sergeant first arose immediately after the forced molestation, and the subsequent secondary assaults deepened the sense of frustration and helplessness, leading to extreme choices.
However, it is not known how the perpetrator, Sgt. Jang, was able to be investigated in the early days without detention.
At first, there were suspicions that Air Force Attorney General Jeon Ik-soo was reckless, but the information that served as the basis for it was revealed to be false and remained a labyrinth.]
Q. What are the unresolved questions?
[Reporter Han So-hee: Everything pushed this sergeant to the brink.
Special Prosecutor Ahn Mi-young's words can be said to sum up the essence of this case in one word.
No one protected or covered the victim, but rather treated him as a strange person, and I saw that Sergeant Lee went to the extreme in deep frustration and helplessness. is desperately needed.
The body of the late Sergeant Lee Ye-ram has not yet been held and is placed in the funeral home of the Armed Forces Capital Hospital.
The bereaved family said they do not plan to hold a funeral right away and will observe the trial and additional disciplinary procedures.]