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Mr. Min Chul Shin is an Advisor at Shin & Kim, mainly practicing in the areas of defense and the defense industry, military law, criminal and disciplinary matters, personnel administration, and human rights.

Mr. Shin was commissioned as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Air Force in 1994 and later as a Warrant Officer in 2020, serving for approximately 32 years. He has accumulated extensive experience in military law and investigations, having performed key functions across the military legal system, including serving as a court clerk at the General Military Court, prosecutorial investigator, handling disciplinary actions, personnel appeals, human rights counseling, and victim support. During his service at the Prosecutors’ Office of the Ministry of National Defense, he also participated in investigations of major national cases, including public security incidents and defense acquisition-related investigations.

Drawing on his extensive field experience and expertise, Mr. Shin provides practical and professional advisory services across a wide range of areas.

1. Military Criminal Investigations and Military Justice

• Investigated military death cases, including suspicious deaths and inquiries into causes of death
• Investigated military sexual offenses, including rape, indecent assault, and unlawful filming
• Investigated violations of the Military Criminal Act, including desertion, unauthorized absence, insubordination, and insulting superior officers
• Investigated cases involving assault, bodily injury, threats, and cruel treatment under the Military Criminal Act
• Investigated crimes involving military property, including theft, embezzlement, and damage to military property
• Investigated violations of the Military Secret Protection Act, including unauthorized disclosure of military secrets
• Investigated duty-related offenses committed by military personnel and civilian military employees, as well as military-related corruption cases
• Investigated corruption cases involving defense procurement and military information and communications projects
• Conducted search and seizure operations, digital forensic examinations, and electronic evidence analysis in military criminal cases

2. Major Military Investigations and Forensic Science

• Participated in the joint civilian-military probe team investigating the Defense Security Command's martial law documents
• Conducted a reinvestigation into the Cyber Command's online comment manipulation case
• Worked toward establishing a drug investigation center within the Republic of Korea Air Force's military prosecution service
• Worked toward establishing an AI-based forensic investigation center

3. Military Trials, Victim Protection, and Military Administration

• Handled practical matters relating to criminal trials and court proceedings in military criminal cases while serving as an officer responsible for trial proceedings at a military court
• Handled matters relating to the protection of victims of military crimes and the safeguarding of victims' rights
• Handled public petitions, military grievance complaints, and sexual misconduct-related grievances at the Republic of Korea Air Force Headquarters
• Handled disciplinary proceedings involving sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, as well as assault and cruel treatment, while serving as an officer responsible for disciplinary proceedings before military disciplinary committees
• Handled investigations into human rights violations within the military and personnel appeals