The courage to ‘stop’ and the weight of ‘truth’: a topic raised by the decision of the Park couple and the military prosecutor’s not guilty verdict. > News

Singer Park Gun and Han Young's ending of the IVF treatment they had been doing for the past two years was not simply giving up, but a highly strategic choice to reorganize the order of their lives. The record of 24 egg retrieval and 7 embryo transfers was a time of pain that crossed physical limits, and represents the universal hardships many infertile couples face in the face of the realistic barrier of pregnancy at an advanced age. During this process, the couple agreed to prioritize each other's health and emotional stability so that the goal of a child would not overwhelm the couple's inherent happiness. Despite the external pressure of malicious rumors and speculative reports pouring in along with broadcasting activities and daily life, the two showed off their solid solidarity by defining their own narrative through direct communication through SNS. This suggested to the public that, in an atmosphere of infinite competition and achievement-oriented society, protecting the preciousness of the ‘here and now’ is also a great courage.

Park, who left his daily life behind and returned to the stage, is communicating with the public by radiating positive energy in his main job as a trot singer. His cheerful and cheerful performance through his new song 'Caught' is an expression of his will to overcome personal pain and a way to comfort his fans. Park's simple daily life and calm confessions through broadcasts convey a mature message that forming a perfect family is not the only answer. On his stage, the public goes beyond simple excitement and discovers the dignified attitude of a human being who sublimates pain into maturity. The actions of those who chose solidarity to support each other in the process rather than being buried in the outcome serve as a warm example to many people facing an uncertain future.

Meanwhile, in the legal world, the judiciary caused a stir in the first trial when it acquitted Park Jeong-hoon, former head of the Marine Corps investigation team, on charges of falsifying the arrest warrant request form related to the investigation into the death of Corporal Chae. The court ruled that although the expression 'the President's fury theory is a delusion' in the warrant request written by military prosecutors is somewhat extreme, it falls within the scope of the investigative agency's judgment and opinion, and it is difficult to prove intentionality in creating false official documents. In addition, the judiciary interpreted that even if the facts were inconsistent or the objective circumstances were insufficient during the investigation, this should not be immediately concluded as the spread of false facts or intentional distortion. This ruling appears to be an attempt to clarify the boundary between the scope of investigative agency's discretion and recognition of false facts, but considering the long-standing conflict over the substantive truth of the case, social controversy is still not going away.

This ruling remains an important precedent in terms of the public credibility of the records of investigative agencies and judicial control over them. The court emphasized that the possibility of wrongly admitting the facts despite the investigative agency's best efforts cannot be ruled out, and maintained the position that even if the investigator's judgment is overturned in future judicial proceedings, it should not itself be used as evidence of a crime. However, by imposing a fine on County Prosecutor Yeom Bo-hyun for failing to appear in the state affairs audit, he was held responsible for violating the National Assembly's obligation to testify and evaluate the testimony. As a result, this trial did not hold the military prosecutors criminally responsible at the core of the political and legal issue of suspicion of external pressure on the investigation, but the public suspicion surrounding the case and the demand for uncovering the truth still remain as homework for our society.