On March 21, a YouTube video regarding the suicide of Korea University (KU) student Choi Hyun-jin (’16, English Language and Literature) during military service was uploaded onto the KU Department of English Language and Literature Emergency Committee’s Facebook page.

The aforementioned Emergency Committee affiliated Choi Hyun-jin’s Death Publicization Task Force (TF) preceded this video with a campus poster titled “Replying to Choi Hyun-jin’s Cry” in December 2019. The poster stated that Choi’s death in November 2018 at the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) 20th Fighter Wing was due to excessive bullying by his military superiors.

In the uploaded video, Choi’s mother shared information about the ongoing investigation into her son’s death. One of the two officers cited as Choi’s abusers was sentenced to a fine of two million won, and the other was deemed not guilty. The officer sentenced to a fine is at present appealing in court-martial. Additionally, Choi’s mother and lawyer both expressed distress and anger at the military investigations’ lack of credibility due to the interests at stake for military investigators; not only do they belong to the same force as the victim, their promotions and other benefits are also up to their superiors in the said same force.

Along with the video, the TF further added a message urging the public to share the post and raise interest about the questionable circumstances of Choi’s suicide.