Minister of Justice Kyung-han Kim of Korea, South

Kim said authorities are analysing video clips from the scene.

But Kim said the government limits reporters to covering feel-good stories about the troops.

Kim said she has been to Iraq at least eight times since 2002 and has reported from other war zones including Afghanistan and Somalia, where pirates have hijacked South Korean ships.

Kim was with the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Diyala province in July when the United States launched an offensive to drive out al-Qaida cells.

Kim said she decided not to speak with the media about her case until now because she was afraid the government might try to prevent her documentary from airing.

Not afraid of jailSince Kim was ordered home, several journalism organizations have come to her defense.

the United States launched an offensive to drive out al-Qaida cells.

Appearing at an invitational debate hosted by the “Citizen Unity Forum,” a GNP research group, at the Federation of Korean Industries on Yeouido on September 3, Kim said that even if the opponent experienced some “physical loss” in the course of a policeman enforcing the law, the officer would be immune if he was engaged in a justified execution of his duties.