The Late Son Jeong-min's Father Files New Petition: "This Time, I Expect a Different Outcome"

On the 20th, Son Hyun shared a National Assembly public consent petition on his blog and revealed photos related to his son, Jeongmin. The left image is the convenience store CCTV from the day of the incident, and the right image is a letter written by Jeongmin's university classmates and seniors. [Photo by Son Hyun, blog capture]

[Asia Economy Reporter Sumi Hwang] Son Hyun, the father of university student Son Jeong-min who was found dead at Seoul Hangang Park, has requested participation in a National Assembly petition urging a reinvestigation of the case. He added, "I hope the outcome will be different from the disappointing result of the Blue House public petition."

On the 19th, a post titled "Petition for the Disclosure of CCTV in the Late Son Jeong-min Case and Strict Scientific Reinvestigation" was uploaded on the National Assembly's public consent petition board.

The petitioner stated, "The suspicious death case, in which the culprit has not been caught and doubts remain unresolved, must be clearly clarified."

He said, "More than 520,000 people signed the (Blue House) public petition regarding Jeong-min's death, but the Blue House's response was merely a reaffirmation of the police's position, which is full of suspicions of inadequate investigation," adding, "Members of the National Assembly were elected to represent the people, so why is there no voice from the National Assembly regarding this suspicious death case?"

He continued, "Jeong-min was called out by an accompanying person, stayed together, and then suffered a tragic incident including assault, resulting in his death," and claimed, "The public, who share outrage with the bereaved family, will never overlook this case. The way this case is being covered up clearly reveals all kinds of corruption in South Korea today."

The petitioner pointed out that the police hastily closed the case without properly disclosing the CCTV footage even to the bereaved family. He appealed, "No politician who openly ignores the unjust death of the people deserves to be a leader," and urged, "Please strictly demand a public reinvestigation even now."

On the 19th, a petition urging a reinvestigation of the case of the late Son Jeong-min, who went missing in the Han River and was found dead, was posted on the National Assembly's public consent petition board.
[Photo by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea website capture]

In this regard, Son shared the petition link on his blog on the 20th to inform the public of this fact.

Son encouraged participation, saying, "It requires 100,000 consents within 30 days. Please show a lot of interest." He added, "This might be the only institution where the public can now ask for attention to the police investigation."

Earlier, the Blue House responded to a petition titled "Please clear the injustice of the missing university student Son Jeong-min at Hangang," which started on May 28.

This petition exceeded the Blue House response threshold of 200,000 signatures by gaining over 520,000 consents. Accordingly, on the 22nd of last month, the Blue House stated, "According to the investigation so far, there is no evidence that the death of the deceased is related to a crime," adding, "However, separate from the closure of the death case, the police have assigned a special violent crime team to continuously verify the deceased's last whereabouts before death."

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