The parents of an Air Force master sergeant who committed suicide after a sexual assault incident crying during a news conference in Seongnam, South Korea, on June 28, 2021. - Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters):After a South Korean air force master sergeant accused a colleague of sex abuse and killed herself in May, the government is responding to pressure to reform the military justice system, including handing sex crime cases to civilian courts.
Activists and victims say South Korea's powerful military has stood in the way of previous efforts to reduce the power commanders have over the process. But several new changes are being drafted by the ruling party and have the support of the president, defence minister, and some opposition lawmakers.
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