Source: People's Daily
People's Daily News On the occasion of the New Year, you should be immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere and say goodbye to the past. However, a father suspected of having chosen to leave the world in extreme ways in the last month of 2019, just 4 days away from the New Year.
He is Kim, the father of the student who died in a shipwreck accident in South Korea. This is not the first death of a survivor of the Sewol. On May 8, 2015, on Father's Day in South Korea, the police confirmed that a survivor committed suicide. In addition, some attempted suicides occurred in some of the remaining families.
Korean media reported that after the ship crash, most of the survivors suffered a huge mental blow and are still suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. In severe cases, they tend to commit suicide. In addition to the indigestion of grief, there are still many doubts left to the survivors.
"Sewol" survivor (Photo source: Korean media NEWSIS)
can't bear the pain of losing a child. He chose to bid farewell on the New Year
Yonhap News Agency reported on the 30th that Kim, the father of a student who was killed in Tanyuan High School in the South Korean "Sewol" shipwreck accident, was found dead. The police said that no suspicion of homicide was found, and it was initially concluded that he committed suicide. In order to further investigate the cause of death, the National Institute of Scientific Investigation of South Korea will be entrusted to conduct an autopsy on Kim.
Gyeonggi-do Haoseon Western Police Department said on the 29th that Kim was found dead in the car by a passing driver on the 27th. The deceased recorded a video before his death and expressed guilt to his loved ones.
It is reported that Kim's son was killed in the "Sewol" shipwreck accident in 2014. In 2017, in order to welcome a new life, Jin successfully obtained the real estate broker qualification certificate and opened a real estate agency. Relatives around him thought that Jin had already walked out of the haze of losing his son and his life would get better and better, so he was very panicked when he heard the bad news. Lee Rongji, director of the Sewol survivors Association, revealed that since Kim's son died, he has fallen into infinite sadness and has suffered from very severe depression , and he takes a lot of drugs every day.
This case is not the first case of death in the survivor of the Sewol. A family member committed suicide on Father's Day in South Korea in 2015. There are also cases of attempted suicide among some of the remaining families.
April is a good season for Koreans to go out for a walk with their families to enjoy the flowers. However, when the Sewol shipwreck accident occurred in April 2014, every day in April, the survivors would involuntarily fall into grief and even breathing would hurt.
"In April, a shipwreck's remains suddenly fainted and fell to the ground after returning home from get off work. After going to the hospital for various physical examinations, no special symptoms were found. His son unfortunately died in the "Sewol" tragedy. He said that every April, his body always has some adverse symptoms."
"In April, when spring was in full bloom, the mother of a student who died in Class 5, Grade 2, Tanyuan High School, involuntarily fell into grief. This mother once had a son who made him proud and served as a class leader in the class for two consecutive years. Since suffering the pain of losing his son, this mother has been a mother. He personally suffers from depression and insomnia and needs to see a psychiatric department for treatment all year round."
On the morning of July 9, 2018, the Seoul Central District Court pronounced a judgment on the claims filed by the families of the victims of the Sewol, determined that the government failed to respond effectively in the early stage of the accident, and sentenced the government to pay pensions to the survivors, providing 40 million won (about RMB 240,000) pensions to the parents of the victims, and providing 5 million to 20 million won (about RMB 30,000 to RMB 120,000) pensions to the brothers and sisters and grandparents of the victims.
The "Sewol" passenger ship salvaged (Photo source: Yonhap News Agency)
The "Sewol" shipwreck accident restarts investigation. The suspicion will be solved one by one
In addition to the indigested grief, there are still many doubts left to the survivors.
On November 11 this year, 5 years, 6 months and 26 days after the ship crash, South Korea officially established a special investigation team and immediately initiated the investigation procedure. The Special Investigation Team is a directed by the Anti-Corruption and Serious Crime Team and is directly affiliated to the General Procuratorate. In order to find out the reasons for the shipwreck accident, the cause of the rescue failure, and the inaction of Park Geun-hye government, the special investigation team decided to check the existing investigation records first and then expand the scope of the investigation.
The summons and investigation of Qianhai Police Minister Kim Seok-kun (sound) on December 27 are the latest progress of the special investigation team. Kim Seo-joon is suspected of occupying the Sewol rescue helicopter. At the time of the "Sewol" shipwreck accident, A, a drowning student from Tanyuan High School, showed signs of life when he was rescued. He was originally able to be sent to the hospital within 20 minutes using a helicopter on the scene. However, the emergency rescue helicopter did not rescue A, but was occupied by then-Coast Guard Director Kim Seok-kun and Coast Guard Xihai Director Kim Soo-hyun (sound). A arrived at the Korean Hospital of Mokpo after being transferred 4 times on the boat, but had died during the transfer process many times. In addition, CCTV surveillance video data on the ship was also suspected of forgery.
In addition, on November 15, the Sewol survivor agreement to prosecute 40 people responsible for the Sewol shipwreck accident, including former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Kim Ki-chun, the secretary-general of Park Geun-hye. According to earlier reports, the Park Geun-hye government is suspected of organizing the investigation of the Sewol tragedy. According to investigation, after the accident, Park Geun-hye missed the prime time of rescue when she issued an order to rescue the National Security Office Director Kim Jong-soo .
On April 16, 2014, the Sewol passenger ship sank in the waters of Jindao-gun, Jeolla South Dock, South Korea, 304 people were killed. 250 of the 325 second-grade students who participated in the Jeju Island study tour at Tanyuan High School were killed. Currently, the remains of two students and one teacher at Tanyuan High School have not been found. (Translated by: Shen Yuhuan Reviewed by: Wu Sanye)
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