Late Son Jeong-min's Father: "We Even Provided the Autopsy Report... We Were Completely Exploited by 'Geu-al'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Son Hyun (50), the father of Son Jeongmin (22), who was found dead after going missing in the Han River, once again expressed his dissatisfaction toward SBS investigative journalism program "Unanswered Questions" (hereafter referred to as "Geural").

On the 3rd, Son Hyun posted an article titled "86m" on his blog. He began by saying, "The weekend comes without fail," and recalled, "The moment I was contacted inside the car that they found my son, and the scene inside the car on the way to the National Forensic Service (NFS) for the autopsy feels like just yesterday, but two months have passed." He continued, "When I went to the NFS, I greeted the detectives from the violent crimes unit who had taken over the case from Seocho Police Station, and I had high expectations," adding, "In the meantime, the 'Geural' production team came to visit."

Photo by Son Hyun, captured from blog

Son said, "Even in that busy time, I gave an interview and provided materials. I firmly believed it would be helpful," and explained, "Later, I requested information disclosure and even gave them the autopsy report, but I am really angry." He added, "If something is factually incorrect, it should be corrected, but what should I do if it is intentional?" and attached photos of the police's press release materials.

The materials state that the measured distance near the witness was approximately 86 meters, and the distance from a farther location was about 111 meters. Regarding this, Son said, "There is a screen like this in 'Geural' as well," and posted a photo of the broadcast screen at the time, noting, "The shortest distance is 86 meters, but (in the broadcast) it became about 80 meters."

Son expressed dissatisfaction, saying, "In the reenactment scene in the broadcast, you could almost see the face. Does this look like a perspective of more than 86 meters?" He emphasized his point, saying, "In reality, the reenactment should have been done from over 100 meters away, but they reenacted it at a distance where you could recognize who it was and claimed it was 80 meters. Also, they showed this three times," adding, "Because of the imprint effect, after this broadcast ends, only the reenactment scene will remain in people's minds, and the distance will not be remembered."

Furthermore, Son said, "Looking into it this way, I found 19 points to protest," and concluded his post by saying, "(The peak) viewership rating was as high as 11%, but I think I contributed the most and was completely used."

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