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Military to Abolish ‘Deserters Pursuit’ Position Next Year

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Rank-and-file soldiers will not be assigned the job of tracking down those who go AWOL starting next year, officials said Thursday, amid fresh attention on the position after a popular Netflix series, titled “D.P.” The Criminal Investigation Command under the defense ministry and service branches of the military decided [...]

No. of Military Deserters Falls 80 pct in 2013-2019

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of military deserters has decreased more than 80 percent since 2013, the defense ministry said Monday. A total of 105 conscripts attempted to abandon their units in 2019, down 83.7 percent from 643 desertions in 2013, according to the ministry. During the cited period, the number of [...]