Additional Reports of Victims and Bereaved Families of the 'Jeju 4·3 Incident' Accepted Until the End of June

Photo exhibition of the April 3 Incident held at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in 1989. A victim's family member sobbing uncontrollably after confirming the death of a family member.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 3rd that it will accept additional applications for victims and bereaved families of the 'Jeju 4·3 Incident' until the end of June.

The government previously accepted applications for victims and bereaved families of the Jeju 4·3 Incident six times until 2018 after enacting the '4·3 Incident Act' in 2000. Through this process, a total of 94,985 people were recognized as victims and bereaved families, including 14,533 victims and 80,452 bereaved family members.

However, a significant number of victims and bereaved families who could not apply due to reasons such as entire family deaths or living abroad remain. The 4·3 Victims' Bereaved Families Association and others have continuously requested an additional application period. Accordingly, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to accept additional applications until June 30, conduct fact-finding investigations, and then review and decide on the victims and bereaved families of the 4·3 Incident.

In this 7th additional application period, the scope of guarantors for victims has been relaxed from the previous limitation of 'people who resided in Jeju Island at the time of the 4·3 Incident' to include 'people who have a kinship relationship with the victim, people who experienced or witnessed the Jeju 4·3 Incident, and people who heard about the incident from those who experienced or witnessed it,' thereby opening the way for victims with their registered domicile outside Jeju Island to restore their honor.

Applications can be submitted by Jeju residents at the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province office, administrative cities (Jeju City and Seogwipo City), and eup/myeon/dong community service centers. Overseas residents can apply through the Jeju residents' associations in their city or province of residence, and those living abroad can apply through overseas diplomatic missions or Jeju residents' organizations located abroad.

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