Busan City Begins Accepting Reports of Past 'Group Confinement Facility Victims' Including the Hyeongjebokjiwon Case

Application Form Submission and Supporting Documents, In-Person Visit or Mail Submission

'Pihyeja Jonghap Jiwon Center' (Located in Dong-gu Choryang-dong)

Busan City will begin accepting reports of damages related to past mass confinement facilities such as the Hyeongjebokjiwon case, Yeongsosuk, and Jaesaengwon starting from the 13th.

Busan City Hall.

Based on the “Ordinance on the Restoration of Honor and Support for Victims of the Hyeongjebokjiwon Case, etc. in Busan Metropolitan City,” which was promulgated and enforced on April 5, anyone who was subjected to human rights violations such as forced confinement through unjust exercise of public authority at mass confinement facilities located in Busan from the 1960s to the 1990s can apply.

Applications can be submitted by visiting or mailing the “Comprehensive Support Center for Victims of the Hyeongjebokjiwon Case, etc.” (hereinafter the Center) with a completed application form (questionnaire) and any supporting documents.

The submitted materials will be forwarded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to be used as basic data for fact-finding. For more details, inquiries can be made to the Center.

The “Comprehensive Support Center for Victims of the Hyeongjebokjiwon Case, etc.” is located on Jungang-daero in Dong-gu (Choryang-dong), and upon phone contact, application forms can be sent to the applicant’s home or any desired address.

Lee Su-il, Director of the Administrative Autonomy Bureau of the city, stated, “Accepting damage reports is the first step toward uncovering the truth,” adding, “There is a high possibility that victims of similar human rights violations existed in other confinement facilities, just like the well-known Hyeongjebokjiwon case.” He also said, “The city has already recommended the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to conduct an ex officio investigation at the end of last year, and we urge the national government to take a more active role.”

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