President Lee Orders Investigation into Workplace Bullying of Deceased Firefighter

Jun 23, 2026

President Lee Orders Investigation into Workplace Bullying of Deceased Firefighter
President Lee Jae-myung attended a Cabinet meeting and emergency economic review meeting held at the Blue House today (June 23). Regarding the recent SBS report on a 20-something female firefighter in Gwangju who suffered from workplace bullying, President Lee stated, "I ordered the Office for Government Policy Coordination to investigate, and it turns out that all of these allegations were true."

President Lee continued, "How severe must the suffering of the deceased have been, and how heartbroken must her fiancé and family be? How painful must it have been for them to have their pleas for the truth to be uncovered ignored?" He further criticized the situation.

Finally, he added, "I hope you will take special care to ensure that such workplace bullying never happens again."

More details will be provided in the video.

Reported by Kim Tae-won | Video by Choi Kang-san | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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