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On day 1, it was revealed that the son of Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae, who he suspected would return to leave while serving in the military, took a total of 58 days off while serving as a KATUSA soldier for 21 months since 2016. until 2018. At this time, Minister Chu was the representative of the Democratic Party. On this day, the Mirae Integration Party said, “While writing ‘sick leave’ for 19 days, there are no records of tests such as hospital medical certificate and military doctor statement.” Said.
According to Unified Party Congressman Jeon Ju-hye, Seo took 58 days off during his tour of duty, including 28 days of annual leave, 11 days of special vacation, and 19 days of sick leave. The KATUSA soldier can serve for 21 months and spend 28 days on regular vacation. Also, special vacations can be used as reward vacations and comfortable vacations. Seo received a vacation reward (4 days), which is awarded within 10 days only for those with achievements such as obtaining a license and participating in internal military events. I used three consolation vacations (7 days total) for people with severe fatigue, like participating in a hard workout. Representative Jeon Ju-hye said that he was “the emperor’s service.”
However, a suspicion was raised in the National Assembly that there are no evidence records of Seo’s sick leave (19). In a plenary meeting of the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly on the same day, Representative Shin Won-sik said: “As a result of the analysis of all KATUSA soldier license records from 2016 to 2020, there are no records of the sick leave of Minister Chu’s son. ” There is no evidence, like a vacation order, ”he said.
In response, Defense Minister Chung Gyeong-du said: “Some administrative procedures were not carried out accurately.” “There may be errors in the administrative procedures because those things (the evidence) are not left in the documents.” Representative Shin, a former Army Lieutenant General, said: “The controversy over the preferential vacation of Minister Chu’s son was the debut of the Joseon Dynasty ‘military disorder’.”
Meanwhile, Minister Chu denied the suspicion that his son Seo’s suspicion of “ returning to military leave ” that his “ adviser ” as a representative of the Democratic Party called his son’s unit and asked for an extension. of the vacations.
Minister Chu said in the Special Committee on Budget and Accounting of the National Assembly: “Is it correct that the assistant made a phone call (requesting to extend the vacation to Mr. Seo)?” Minister Chu said, “Isn’t the assistant calling you?” Or did I not ask for such information (vacation extension) when I called? “Minister Chu said,” Isn’t there a situation where I can’t tell you what information? “
In this regard, representative Shin Won-sik revealed a statement by a military officer that there was an intervention by a person who identified himself as “ Aide Chu ” in the process of taking “ 23 consecutive days off ” in June. from 2017 when Seo served in an Army KATUSA soldier. However, regarding the military official’s statement issued by Congressman Shin, Minister Chu said that the facts have not been verified. He also said, “What would the assistant do for you to sort out such a private matter?” Minister Chu said: “If an assistant calls a unit official and the minister tells him to do so, it is a crime of abuse of office.” (But) there is no such thing. “
Meanwhile, in June 2017, Mr. A, a military officer who claimed to have received a phone call from the ‘assistant chief’ at the time, said: “Why didn’t he or his parents call and the assistant didn’t call? and wondered why? ” Saying. Mr. A said in a phone call with Representative Shin: “The role of an assistant is to work as a member of the National Assembly (assistant), and this is not a private life.
