Unidentified Remains from Former Gwangju Prison to Be Examined at the National Forensic Service Headquarters

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] A detailed forensic examination of unidentified human remains found in an unclaimed grave at the former Gwangju Prison will be conducted at the main branch of the National Forensic Service (NFS).

According to the May 18th organizations on the 2nd, over 40 sets of remains stored at the Gwangju Forensic Science Laboratory of the NFS will be sent to the NFS branch in Wonju, Gangwon Province, this morning.

For the detailed examination, the remains must be classified as intact individual objects, but it is known that the Gwangju NFS lacks sufficient personnel and space to carry out this task, causing difficulties.

The detailed examination will involve a joint forensic team composed of experts including Park Jong-tae, a forensic medicine professor at Chonnam National University, Yoon Chang-ryuk, a dental medicine professor at Chosun University, as well as members from the Ministry of Justice, military, and police.

Experts anticipate that the detailed examination could take several months.

The NFS plans to begin the classification work as soon as the remains arrive.

Meanwhile, on the 19th of last month, the Ministry of Justice discovered over 40 sets of remains not listed in the management register in a communal grave at the unclaimed cemetery of the former Gwangju Prison during the construction of Solomon Park.

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