Yeo's Special Committee on Military Sexual Crime Investigation Launched: "Demanding State Audit and Special Prosecutor"

With the 'Military Court Act Amendment,' the Opposition Criticizes It as a "Tactic to Shift the Situation"

Kim Ki-hyun, Acting Leader of the People Power Party, and Jeong Jin-seok, Chairman of the Special Committee on the Investigation and Prevention of Military Sexual Crimes, along with other participants, are taking a commemorative photo before the start of the first meeting of the 'Special Committee on the Investigation and Prevention of Military Sexual Crimes' held at the National Assembly on the 9th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The People Power Party will take direct action in response to the 'Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Sexual Harassment Death Incident.' They plan to form a 'Special Committee for the Investigation and Prevention of Military Sexual Crimes' and directly demand a National Assembly hearing, a government investigation, and a special prosecutor's investigation.

On the morning of the 9th, the People Power Party held a certificate awarding ceremony for the members of the military sexual crime special committee and conducted the first meeting. At the meeting, Kim Ki-hyun, the acting party leader and floor leader, stated, "President Moon Jae-in recommended an investigation without any sacred areas, but the current results of the Ministry of National Defense prosecution team have been sluggish," adding, "Those who thoroughly concealed the heartfelt pleas of the deceased victim in the dark must be strictly held accountable." He explained the purpose of forming the special committee.

The special committee chairman is Representative Jeong Jin-seok, a five-term lawmaker, along with eight lawmakers from the party’s Defense Committee, Legislation and Judiciary Committee, and Women and Family Committee, as well as three external members, totaling 12 members. This is interpreted as an intention to strengthen the party’s efforts given the seriousness of the recent issue.

The military sexual crime special committee plans to demand fact-finding through a National Assembly hearing, government investigation, and special prosecutor’s investigation. However, the ruling party dismisses the opposition’s demands as an "attempt at political strife" and is prioritizing the passage of the "Military Court Act Amendment" for reforming the military judicial system. Regarding this, Jeong Jin-seok, chairman of the military sexual crime special committee, told reporters after the meeting, "I do not understand why the Democratic Party refuses the government investigation and hearing. Considering the special circumstances of the military and the gravity of the incident, a government investigation should naturally follow," adding, "We plan to continue demanding this issue through floor negotiations." Committee member Yoo Sang-beom also criticized, "Holding a military judicial reform when sexual violence has occurred is like performing limb amputation instead of an appendectomy on a patient with appendicitis," calling it "merely a tactic to change the situation."

The military sexual crime special committee plans to submit a request for a government investigation as early as today and conduct on-site investigations starting from the 20th Fighter Wing in Seosan, Chungnam, on the 15th.

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