Ha Tae-kyung: "Soldier Who Reported 'Poor Meals' Received 5-Day Leave Reduction Disciplinary Action"

Ha Tae-kyung, member of the People Power Party. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Recently, a soldier who exposed substandard meals provided to COVID-19 quarantined soldiers reportedly received a disciplinary action of '5 days leave reduction.'

On the 28th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the National Assembly's Defense Committee from the People Power Party, asked Minister of National Defense Seo Wook during the full Defense Committee meeting, "Is it true that the soldier who reported the poor meals was disciplined?" and added, "I heard that the soldier's leave was reduced by 5 days."

In response, Minister Seo said, "I instructed a comprehensive review of whether the reporting soldier was disciplined," and added, "I received a report that it was not true, but I will verify again."

Assemblyman Ha Tae-kyung pointed out, "There is more than one soldier who reported this. If a soldier leaked military secrets, they should be disciplined, but posting issues that need improvement on SNS should be distinguished from disciplinary matters. If discipline was imposed, it would be a serious problem."

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