An officer of the Supreme Guard Command in Pyongyang’s Samsok district was dishonorably discharged and compelled to return to his hometown after his girlfriend filed a criticism in opposition to him. The officer had lower off contact along with her after studying of her being pregnant, inflicting a scandal that led to his expulsion from the service early final month.
In line with a supply in South Pyongan province just lately, the person, who’s in his 30s, started a relationship with a girl in her 20s who lives in Pyongsong after a pal launched them in early 2022.
Pyongyang’s Samsok district, the place the Supreme Guard Command relies, and Pyongsong border one another, so the person was given go away each weekend to go to the lady.
Earlier this yr, the lady discovered that she was pregnant and instantly informed the person. However he lower off all contact along with her, even blocking her telephone calls.
The lady’s offended dad and mom visited the person’s base a number of instances, however had been unable to satisfy with him. Lastly, the lady’s household complained to the political division of the army unit.
The unit’s political and cadre departments later determined to dishonorably discharge the person.
Whereas army legislation doesn’t make it specific, army authorities generally dishonorably discharge personnel for intercourse scandals in the event that they result in complaints, the supply stated.
Dishonorable discharges make it tough to grow to be an upstanding member of society and harm job placement.
“If you happen to’ve served within the Supreme Guard Command, you often have likelihood of being positioned in a significantly better job than different folks, however he misplaced that benefit due to his dishonorable discharge,” the supply stated.
With that in thoughts, North Koreans conversant in the incident discover it odd that the person would ignore his pregnant girlfriend and even take the political hit.
Some folks blasted the person for shirking his duty, saying that somebody so evil ought to have suffered worse than merely being kicked out of the military, and that he ought to have been expelled from the ruling get together and despatched to a compelled labor camp.
In the meantime, the lady is confronted with elevating a baby alone. Whereas some discover it arduous to grasp the lady’s refusal to surrender the kid, many encourage her alternative, saying that these days “elevating a baby alone isn’t a mistake,” the supply stated.
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