Seoul: Several South Korean government officials have agreed for setting up a task force to discuss crimes involving US service-members, Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade said in a press statement.
The permanent task force of relevant bodies related to USFK Crimes will meet and talk with US officials as deemed necessary, according to the release.
“The government will make a consistent effort with the US military to work out practical measures for the prevention and reduction of crimes by U.S. soldiers,” AFP reported as spokesman Cho Byung-Jae said speaking to reporters.
Last week South Korean prosecutors charged a US army private with raping an 18-year-old girl. The incident is alleged to have taken place on September 24 in Dongducheon, a city home to US troops deployed near the border with North Korea.
In a separate case, South Korean police are investigating another American soldier over the alleged rape of a teenager in Seoul on September 17, AFP reported.
The news agency also reported that the US military has imposed a month-long late-night curfew on its troops.
The alleged attacks have received major media attention and protesters outside the US Embassy in Seoul have said South Korean police aren’t given enough authority to prosecute US soldiers suspected of crimes, UPI reported.
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