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The 2nd Truth and Reconciliation Committee announced that it had confirmed the specific damage caused by the coercion of university students and ‘frakchi’ coercion during the Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan regimes.
The Truth and Reconciliation Committee held a press conference today at 10:00 am and announced that it had uncovered the truth of the incident where the government used student activists forcefully from the 1970s to the 1980s, converted them through torture, and use them as informants.
As a result of the committee’s investigation, a total of 2921 people were involved in forced conscription and the Frakchi operation, which is more than previously known.
In the previous investigation, 1152 people who were forcibly conscripted between 1980 and 1984 and 1192 victims of the recording business were identified.
Large-scale forced conscription was investigated on four occasions between 1971 and 1987.
In particular, during the period of the Fifth Republic, it was revealed that various government agencies were mobilized, such as when the Ministry of Home Affairs decided who would be eligible for enlistment in accordance with the policy of the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry took Education measures to change the student’s school record.
In addition, the committee announced that it had officially confirmed that the then Defense Security Command continued the operation until 1987, changing the name to ‘lead work’ even after the Frakchi operation came to head
The committee added that the victims involved in the operation were taken to the loss of the security company and investigated for up to a month, after which they had to enter the school they were in attend to identify and report on underground cycle trends.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission said, “Many victims have suffered significant damage such as illegal detention, illegal investigations, forced inspections, and violence due to illegal public power. “We need to take steps to restore the damage,” he said.
In addition, the committee recommended that an investigative body be established which can clearly identify the individual damages caused by the ‘coercion and conscription’ in the long term, and that a special law be enacted for the restoration of honor and compensation to victims. .
