![]() ![]() ![]() Written by Kim Bo-tong, the author of the original webtoon, who is a former D.P. 27, is the latest work that sheds light on the dark side of the military where most of South Korea's twentysomethings spend nearly two precious years. The TV series "D.P.," a Netflix original series released on Aug. So the pains and struggles of young men serving in the armed forces have often been the source of social debates and literary and cinematic interpretations for decades in the country. officers of Private Ahn Jun-ho (Jung Hae-in) and Corporal Han Ho-yeol (Koo Kyo-hwan).Īll able-bodied South Korean men must carry out military service for about 18 months in a country that is still technically at war with North Korea as the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. ![]() Set in 2014, "D.P." tells the backstories of soldiers who flee from the military after constant physical and verbal violence and power abuse by superiors through two D.P. "If (the JCS chief) said the situation had not yet clearly concluded at the time, there was no misunderstanding.This image provided by Netflix shows a scene from its military series "D.P." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) Calls for his replacement for perjury itself does not make sense," Kim told Yonhap News by phone. "We have to take into consideration flaws in the communication system and other factors. Kim Kwang-jin of the main opposition Democratic United Party, who first questioned the defection in the parliamentary audit, also said he does not consider the JCS chairman's remarks to be "perjury." "We also have to keep in mind military operations concerning North Korea." "Going into too much detail makes military commanders pay excessive attention to small things," a senior presidential official said. News reports said President Lee Myung-bak may consider replacing the JCS chief but aides said that move is unlikely as it could send a wrong message to North Korea as Lee nears the end of his term in office. The three-star general in charge of JCS operations will face disciplinary action for falsely briefing the JCS chief on the Oct. ![]() "The JCS chairman had no other option but to believe what the JCS chief of operations said as that was his main duty," ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said during a briefing. On Tuesday, the defense ministry said Jung made his initial remark based on official reporting by the JCS chief of operations who told his boss on six different occasions that the defector was captured by a surveillance camera because the defector's confession had not been verified at the time. That has raised suspicions that the chairman lied during the Oct. Moreover, the JCS chairman was later revealed to have been given an oral briefing a day after the defection, that the North Korean soldier was taken into custody only after he knocked on the door of the front-line unit. On Monday, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin issued a public apology and announced strong disciplinary measures against a total of 14 senior Army officers, including five general-grade officers. It was later revealed that the South Korean guards were unaware of the defector until he arrived at their barracks building and knocked on the door and the surveillance camera was not recording at the time. Six days after the incident, JCS chairman Jung Seung-jo disclosed the defection during a parliamentary audit, and said the soldier was taken into custody after being detected by a surveillance camera. 2, in what is considered one of South Korea's biggest border security failures in recent years. The North's soldier scaled rows of barbed wire fences on the eastern sector of the inter-Korean border and defected to the South on Oct. The defense ministry sought Tuesday to dispel suspicions the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) lied about a North Korean soldier's defection across the heavily armed border, blaming incorrect reports from a subordinate for the wrong statement. ![]()
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