According to the site visit report, “There was no appropriate action from higher-level units.”
“Human rights training has never been conducted for executives.”
Haram Chun “denies the reason for the existence of the Human Rights Commission”
Regarding the reason for the National Human Rights Commission’s failure to express an opinion to the National Assembly regarding the death of a trainee from the Army’s 12th Division, it said, “It is appropriate to ensure that the military’s own improvement efforts are maintained.” The Human Rights Commission conducted a visit investigation into the death of a trainee, and in the report mentioned the lack of human rights training, the lack of appropriate measures from higher-level units, and the need to consider disciplinary action against the person in charge, but did not express an opinion. Criticism is raised that “it is an irresponsible decision that denies the reason for the existence of and a declaration of voluntary disbandment.”
According to data submitted by the New Reform Party’s Rep. Chun Haram’s office from the Human Rights Commission on the 30th, the Human Rights Commission responded to ‘the reason for deciding not to express an opinion regarding the visit to the 12th Division Recruit Training Battalion’ by notifying the investigated organization of the results of the investigation, thereby protecting the military from its own actions. “A decision was made that it was appropriate to ensure that improvement efforts were maintained,” it said. The Human Rights Commission said, “We plan to notify the investigation results to the investigated agency so that it can make its own improvements.”
The results of a visit to the Army’s 12th Division’s New Shift Battalion operation submitted by the Human Rights Commission to Rep. Cheon’s office pointed out problems in which the 12th Division’s New Shift Battalion did not provide human rights training to instructors and executives, or that higher units did not take appropriate measures.
Regarding human rights education, the Human Rights Commission said, “The Army’s 12th Division New Shift Battalion considers human rights education for trainees to have been conducted during the mental education session, which is a subject of new recruit education, and it has been confirmed that related guidelines were not followed.” “Human rights training has never been conducted for instructors and executives at the New Education Battalion,” he wrote in the report.
In addition, the report said, “There are no records confirming that there was any management aspect inspection for surveys or grievances of trainees at the brigade level,” and “At the division level, sufficient grievances were received in advance to confirm the facts and take action.” “If this had been done, it would have been said that there was an opportunity to prevent this accident in advance,” he pointed out. At the same time, he emphasized, “It has been confirmed that there was a problem in the Army’s 12th Division’s New Shift Battalion where appropriate measures were not taken by higher-level units, even though unreasonable practices still existed in the training of trainees.”
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In its report, the Human Rights Commission said, “The Army Headquarters did not form an accident response committee,” and added, “If this incident is recognized as an extremely serious accident, it is necessary to hold an accident response committee in the future to review related regulations and consider disciplinary action against the commanding officer.” “There is,” he said.
On the 31st, the Human Rights Commission submitted a report on the results of the visit ahead of the National Assembly Steering Committee’s audit of the National Assembly’s administration, deleting some of the important content. According to Rep. Cheon’s office, information about the appropriateness of first aid immediately after the accident, records of the patient evacuation process, and military medical records were deleted.
There is criticism that it is inappropriate for the Human Rights Commission not to express its opinion even though it pointed out various issues related to the death of a trainee from the Army’s 12th Division in the report on the results of the visit investigation. Rep. Cheon said, “Even though the Human Rights Commission confirmed that the Army’s 12th Division had never conducted human rights training for instructors and executives and had not complied with the Army’s human rights education-related guidelines, it did not express any opinion and left it to the military to improve itself. “We made an irresponsible decision to do so,” he said. “This is no different from the Human Rights Commission declaring its voluntary dissolution, denying the reason for its existence.”
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The report from the Human Rights Commission regarding the Army’s 12th Division’s New Shift Battalion has raised significant concerns about the lack of human rights training and oversight within the battalion. Key points highlighted in the report include:
- Absence of Human Rights Training: The 12th Division’s New Shift Battalion has reportedly failed to conduct any formal human rights training for its instructors and executives. Although they claim that human rights education occurs during a mental education session for new recruits, this training does not align with established guidelines.
- Lack of Grievance Management: The report indicates a systemic failure to adequately manage trainee grievances, with no records of inspections or evaluations at the brigade level. At the division level, issues were raised but ignored, suggesting that proper channels for addressing such complaints did not function effectively, leading to preventable incidents.
- Failure to Establish an Accident Response Committee: The Human Rights Commission criticized the Army Headquarters for not forming an accident response committee in the wake of serious incidents, emphasizing the necessity of reviewing regulations and considering disciplinary actions against command officers involved.
- Censorship of Important Information: Leading up to the National Assembly’s audit, there were deletions of crucial information from the Human Rights Commission’s report, including details about first aid response, patient evacuation processes, and medical records, which raises questions about transparency and accountability.
- Criticism of the Human Rights Commission: Rep. Cheon highlighted the Commission’s inaction in properly addressing the serious issues identified, asserting that their decision to leave the resolution of these matters to the military undermined its mandate and responsibilities.
These findings suggest a troubling oversight regarding human rights and administrative accountability within the military, indicating a need for reform and more stringent oversight to ensure the protection of trainees’ rights.