A victim of the Brothers Welfare Center case sits down and weeps during a press conference held in front of the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-dong, Seoul on May 20, hosted by the Seoul Gyeonggi Victims Association. Reporter Ko Young-kwon
Han Jong-sun, a survivor of the ‘Brother Welfare Center Incident’, a representative case of human rights violations during the Chun Doo-hwan government’s social cleanup project, Mr.appeared on CBS Radio’s ‘Bouton’ on the 26th and said, “The moment I saw the news that Chun Doo-hwan had died, I just felt depressed and couldn’t die like this.
Regarding the death of Jeon on the 23rd, Han said in the broadcast that “the social cleanup project proceeded like this.” “I thought about how much it would have been better if I had revealed a little bit more about the damage and I’m sorry.” .
he is “Like other survivors, there is a sense of anxiety about whether the truth will be revealed after Chun Doo-hwan, the torso, died.”as “I’m comforting you that you don’t have to worry too much because there are a lot of things that have already been secured through data, but I’m still sorry about the part where the apology is missing.”said.
The Busan Brothers Welfare Center case was a case in which the homeless, the disabled, and children were recruited to forced labor and violence in the name of leading the outcasts in the Busan area between 1975 and 1987.am. Mr. Han said, “I have been working out for two years and six months, and I am preparing to tell a story by reenacting the routine that happened at the time. I heard it,” he recalled.
“Chun Doo-hwan, who is also getting out of the 5/18… There is no mention of the Brothers Welfare Center incident.”
Choi Seung-woo, a survivor of the Brothers Welfare Center, protests at the National Assembly Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, on May 7, 2020, urging the enactment of the past criminal law. The Past History Reorganization Committee for Truth and Reconciliation, launched through the enactment of the Past Justice Act, is currently conducting an investigation into the truth of the Brothers Welfare Center. yunhap news
The Brothers Welfare Center was operated with the support of the Chun Doo-hwan regime, and some inmates were beaten to death. finished. Mr. Han said, “I think that if we keep only Park In-geun responsible, even Park In-geun cannot be held responsible when the state escapes in that way.”said
“When we talk about Chun Doo-hwan’s state violence, we talk a lot about the May 18 Democratic Uprising, but even he is boldly evading responsibility for the massacre. At that time, the part where he was taken to the anti-communist office and violated human rights during the democratization movement is not being talked about at all, and there is no apology at all.”
In 2018, then Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il and Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don made an official apology for the Brothers Welfare Center incident, but as of now, the government has not taken any practical responsibility. The Past History Reconciliation Committee for Truth and Reconciliation began an investigation into the Brothers Welfare Center case from May of this year, and depending on the outcome, there is a possibility that a basis for compensation will be prepared.
Mr. Han “In the case of the Brothers Welfare Center, unlike other retrial cases, we have no basis for litigation because we did not commit a crime and were not accepted by law enforcement,” he said. If there are recognized victims, the moment the state makes an apology, from there, we have a basis for litigation.”said
Meanwhile, the police are planning to put in at least a career in the death of Jeon, which is scheduled for the 27th. It is known that the police plan to focus on maintaining order and traffic management, without escorting them separately. In addition, the police plan to keep the number of guards for Jeon’s wife, Lee Soon-ja, as they did in the past, at five.
Hyun-woo In reporter inhyw@hankookilbo.com
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