Seung-Jun Yoo “I am an exempt person, not avoiding military service…Au, I am uncomfortable because of my son”

Singer Yoo Seung-joon (US Steve Seung-jun Yoo) said on the 31st, “I am a military service exemptor and not a military service evader.” “You have to take responsibility.”

After leaving Korea in 2002 before enlisting in the military, Yoo Seung-joon gave up his Korean citizenship and obtained US citizenship. Afterwards, at the request of the Military Manpower Administration, a decision was made to ban entry, and the government has since refused to issue a visa to Seung-jun Yoo.

On this day, he uploaded an hour and 22 minute video titled’Why is the Ministry of Justice just watching?’ on his YouTube channel. In front of the video, he made a raging voice saying that the media report on him deviated from the essence of the case.

In addition, by referring to Justice Minister Chu Mi-ae, he also aimed at the suspicion of his son, Seo-mo, 28, who had not returned to military leave. However, through the explanation, he said, “The subject of Minister Chu’s resignation has changed to the new Minister of Justice,” he said, “Please take into account what you are delivering to the Chief Justice of the Ministry of Justice.”

Seung-Jun Yoo said, “The essence of my issue is fairness and fairness.” “It is considered fair and just to ban an individual from entering the country for the end of 19 years without considering due process as acquiring US citizenship is regarded as evasion of military service.” I said.

“I used the return guarantee system, which is not a special case, but anyone obligated to military service, and left the country with legal permission,” he argued, saying, “I am free to go anywhere before the day of enlistment, and it is not a violation of the Military Service Act.”

“I acquired US citizenship before the day of enlistment and my Korean nationality was automatically lost. This also cannot be a violation of the Military Service Act. Nevertheless, I was banned from entering the country for a long period of 19 years.” Military Manpower Administration Director, please tell me,” he added.

Yoo Seung-jun said, “I do not admit to evading military service,” he said, but said that the entry limit for himself is severe compared to that even criminals and evacuees can enter the country after a certain period of time.

“The decision to ban entry is made by the Ministry of Justice, and we are evading responsibility behind the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Military Manpower Administration and are watching,” he said. “Please say something to Minister Chu. Are you uncomfortable with your son?”

He also added, “It is only one person in the history of the Republic of Korea who was banned from entering the country because it was deemed that obtaining US citizenship was to evade military service,” he added. “It is a strict witch hunt. Human rights violation and human rights suppression.”

On the 19th of last month, after Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Byeong-ju initiated the so-called’Steve U Prevention Act’, Yoo Seung-jun continues to criticize the government’s ban on entry. Rep. Kim proposed a bundle of five bills (Nationality Act, Immigration Control Act, Overseas Koreans Act, State Public Officials Act, and Local Public Officials Act) to prevent evasion of military service through change of nationality.

Meanwhile, Kim Do-eup’s Office of the People’s Power, citing data submitted by the Ministry of Justice, announced on the 1st that “The Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office is currently investigating the case of appealing the return of the son of Minister Chu to the return of vacation.”

Reporter Seok-Hyun Ko [email protected]