Gyeongnam Province, "We Will Investigate the Truth of Past Pain"

From the 10th, the 'Jinsil Hwahae Wihan Gwageosa Jeongriwi' Will Accept Applications for Truth Verification and Conduct Investigations

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do will accept applications for truth verification regarding anti-democratic human rights violations, violence, massacres, suspicious deaths, and anti-Japanese independence movements from June 10 to December 9, 2022.

The 'Commission for the Truth and Reconciliation of Past Affairs' will receive and investigate applications following the passage and enforcement of the amended 'Basic Act on the Truth and Reconciliation of Past Affairs' in May.

Applicants must fill out the 'Truth Verification Application Form' and submit it by visiting the city/province, city/county/district office, or the commission's reception office, or by mail. The application form can be obtained at the reception office or downloaded from the local government’s website.

Applications can be made by victims or their bereaved families, persons related by kinship to victims or their bereaved families, those who experienced or witnessed the truth verification incidents, or those who heard directly from persons who experienced or witnessed the incidents.

The scope of truth verification includes anti-Japanese independence movements conducted during or just before the Japanese colonial period, civilian mass death, injury, or disappearance incidents around the Korean War, and deaths, injuries, or disappearances caused by grossly unjust exercise of public authority.

However, cases subject to truth verification under separate laws such as the Bu-Ma Democratic Uprising, the May 18 Democratic Movement, and cases with final court rulings are excluded.

A provincial official stated, "We will do our best to support applicants in the province who were unable to apply during the first commission period by promoting through various media so that they can apply during this period."

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