Geochang massacre
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11th Division of the South Korean Army |
The Geochang massacre (
On February 8 the 3rd Battalion, 9th Regiment, 11th Division of the
On February 10, the "Hwang Division" rounded up 136 men, from six villages in the region, and brought them to the nearby Paksin Valley where they were all killed with machine guns. On February 11, all those who remained in the region were gathered at the playground of the Sinwon Primary School under the pretense of evacuation. They were taken to a remote mountain valley and all shot to death. Most of the victims were old people, women, and children. Only the families of
In an effort to cover up the massacre, the
In March 1951,
In April 2004, the Geochang Massacre Memorial Park was founded in memory of the victims, in Geochang.[1][11]
On 20 February 2006,
In 2001, a local court ordered the South Korean government to pay reparations to the victims' families.[4] On 18 May 2004, a general court ruled that a charge of massacre against the South Korean government was barred by limitation.[4]
On 5 June 2008, the South Korean Supreme Court confirmed that the charge was barred by limitation.[3]
In June 2010,
In the late 1950s, Kim Jong-won was sentenced to four years in prison for his involvement in a sniper attack on Vice President Chang Myon. He served his sentence at Seodaemun Prison. Jon-won was released from prison on health grounds in December 1961, since he was suffering diabetes. He died on January 1964.[13]
See also
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)
- Bodo League massacre
- Jeju Uprising
- Mungyeong massacre
- List of massacres in South Korea
References
- ^ Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2009-04-17. Archived from the originalon June 11, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8131-2306-6.
- ^ Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2008-06-05. Archived from the originalon 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ Chosun Ilbo(in Korean). 2004-05-18. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ JoongAng Daily. 2003-02-10. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ JoongAng Daily. 2006-02-21. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- Ohmynews(in Korean). 2000-05-16. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ Ri, In-mo (1997). My Life and Faith. Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 133.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8131-2306-6.
- JoongAng Daily. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "2008 외국어 관광안내표기 용례집" (PDF). Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea. 2008. p. 28/278. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-20.(in Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and English)
- ^ Hankyoreh(in Korean). 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ "이승만 덕에 한평생 편히 살았던 '전직 일본군' 김종원". 시사IN, 시사인 (in Korean). 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
External links
- (in Korean) 거창양민학살사건의 법적 해결 ― 관련법의 개정방안을 중심으로[permanent dead link] Inseop Han SNU Center for Public Interest & Human Rights