[PD Notebook] <Responsibility for the death of Corporal Chae and suspicions of external pressure - what is the truth?> In-depth coverage of the death of Corporal Chae

2024-04-22 11:11:03

Last July, a Marine Corps soldier died after being caught in a torrent while searching for a missing person affected by heavy rain.

The Minister of National Defense, who changed his position a day after the final approval, was appointed ambassador to Australia while under suspicion of interference from superiors, and suspicions of external pressure on the investigation deepened.

In addition, for the first time since the incident occurred, the media will meet in person the two surviving soldiers of the accident, former division commander Lim and the late Corporal Chae, and tell their stories.

In the afternoon of the same day, instructions from former division commander Lim Seong-geun pointing out problems with the artillery battalion regarding the search operation that took place that day were disseminated through a group chat room.

On July 31 last year, former Minister Lee changed his mind one day after approving the Marine Corps investigation team's investigation results and ordered them to cancel the announcement of the results.

As a result of the Marine Corps investigation team's investigation, the then-Marine Corps 1st Division Commander Lim Seong-geun, who was among the eight people suspected of occupational manslaughter, was excluded from the charge upon review by the Ministry of National Defense's investigation headquarters.

 

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