Sergeant Lee's Bereaved Family: "Military Investigation Has Limits... Requesting a National Inquiry"

Citizens are visiting the condolence altar at the Armed Forces Capital Hospital in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the 6th to pay their respects to the late Sergeant Lee, who endured sexual violence by a senior officer and attempts at persuasion within the Air Force before taking her own life. / Seongnam = Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]The family of Sergeant Lee, who belonged to the Air Force 20th Fighter Wing and took extreme measures after reporting sexual harassment, strongly requested "a thorough investigation at the National Assembly level."

On the morning of the 28th, Sergeant Lee's parents held a press conference at the National Military Capital Hospital funeral hall in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, stating, "To uncover the substantive truth of the incident, the current investigations by the Ministry of National Defense's investigation headquarters and the audit office are inappropriate, and a national inquiry is inevitable."

Sergeant Lee's father mentioned President Moon Jae-in's directive for a "strict investigation," saying, "My wife and I trusted and believed in the President's words and were monitoring the Ministry of National Defense's investigation," but added, "Now, we feel a desperate limit."

He also emphasized, "As a father, I trusted the organization my daughter spoke of and awaited the investigation results, but my daughter lies here in the cold ice chamber at minus 15 degrees Celsius in this morgue."

Sergeant Lee's father added, "With clear signs of a botched investigation, we cannot just passively wait for the Ministry of National Defense's inquiry," and stressed, "It is necessary to thoroughly examine the fundamental problems of this case and the widespread outdated military culture's bad practices to reveal the truth."

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