The army was mistreated by its superiors and committed suicide

South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook has publicly apologized for the case of a military woman who recently committed suicide after being harassed and sexually assaulted by a colleague and the armed forces were apparently trying to cover up the case. case despite the complaint and the evidence.

“I am very sorry for the problems caused to family and loved ones due to the recent death of the victim of sexual abuse. As Minister of Defense, I feel a great responsibility,” Suh ​​said during a speech. parliamentary session. “The ministry will thoroughly investigate every detail of the case, including the alleged attempts to appease the victim and hide her,” the official added in statements collected by the Yonhap News Agency. Suh explained that his portfolio will also review “the sex crimes management system with a view to proposing fundamental reforms.”

The minister had already said at the time that he was informed of the case on May 25, three days after the army suicide. The Air Force sergeant, whose last name was only revealed (Lee), committed suicide on May 22 in the town of Seosan (which is about 100 kilometers southwest from Seoul), after in March a colleague of the same rank groped her and subjected her to further abuse in a car after a working dinner.

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El caso indignó a la opinión pública porque, pese a la denuncia de la sargento, las Fuerzas Armadas aparentemente no activaron una investigación y trataron de convencerla de que alcanzara un acuerdo económico con su agresor para tapar el suceso y que el caso no l information.

The sergeant accused of mistreating her is under arrest and superiors who have been relieved of their duties have started to be questioned for allegedly trying to convince the woman to come to an agreement so that the matter does not transcend . She was also reportedly ill-treated by one of these superiors prior to the March incident.

Another sad and very scandalous case

In March, the South Korean armed forces were questioned after a 20-year-old military woman who was kicked out of the military after undergoing a gender reassignment was found dead.