The Truth and Reconciliation Commission holds its 90th meeting on the 5th… civilians massacred by police without legal procedures,
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| ▲ Geochang Incident Memorial Park. |
| ⓒ Geochang County Office, Kim Jeong-jung |
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, ‘The truth has been revealed by the state that seven civilians were massacred by police without any legal procedures on allegations of collaboration in Geochang, Gyeongsangnam-do, shortly after the Korean War.’,
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, “The Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Clarifying Past Incidents (referred to as the Truth Reconciliation Commission) announced on the 6th that it held its 90th meeting on the 5th and decided to clarify the truth about the ‘civilian sacrifice incident by Geochang military police.'”,
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, ‘This truth clarification refers to an incident reported on behalf of residents who lived in the Geochang area from around November 1950 to December 1951, claiming they were sacrificed by the police on charges of collaboration.’,
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, ‘The Truth Reconciliation Commission conducted a comprehensive investigation into the reported 7 cases involving 7 individuals by examining family registers, genealogy, prison records, school records, records from the 1st Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and statements from applicants and witnesses.’,
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, ‘The investigation results confirmed that seven civilians were indeed sacrificed by the police after the outbreak of the Korean War, based on allegations of collaboration.’,
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, ‘The victims were taken into custody or detained by police affiliated with the Geochang Police Station from around November 1950 to December 1951. They were then massacred by police in locations such as behind the Buk-sang Myeon Office valley, behind the mountain in Jujang Myeon Naeo-ri, Buk-sang station, near the mountain in Gongjae Myeon Nong-san-ri, and near Younsoosa in Namsang Myeon.’,
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, ‘The Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended that the national and local governments issue official apologies to the victims and their families, take measures for recovery, support memorial projects, include such events in historical records, and implement peace and human rights education.’,
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, “This truth clarification decision is a separate incident from the ‘Geochang Civilian Massacre Incident,’ which was carried out in February 1951 by Colonel Kim Jong-won and others under the guise of an operation to eliminate communist partisans in Sinwon Myeon, Geochang County.”