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| Truth and Reconciliation Commission | |
| Hangul | 진실·화해를위한과거사정리위원회 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jinsil hwahaereul wihan gwageosa jeongni wiwonhoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinsil hwahae rŭl wihan kwagŏsa chŏngni wiwŏnhoe |
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Korean: 진실·화해를위한과거사정리위원회), established on December 1, 2005, is a South Korean governmental body responsible for investigating incidents in Korean history which occurred from Japan's rule of Korea in 1910 through the end of authoritarian rule in South Korea with the election of President Kim Young-sam in 1993.
The body has investigated numerous atrocities committed by various government agencies during Japan's occupation of Korea, the Korean War, and the authoritarian governments that ruled afterwards. The commission estimates that tens of thousands of people were executed in the summer of 1950.[1][2] The victims include political prisoners, civilians who were killed by US forces, and civilians who allegedly collaborated with communist North Korea or local communist groups. Each incident investigated is based on a citizen's petition, with some incidents having hundreds of petitions. The commission, staffed by 240 people with an annual budget of $19 million, was expected to release a final report on their findings in 2010.[3]
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- ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (December 3, 2007). "Unearthing War's Horrors Years Later in South Korea". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ Hanley, Charles J.; Jae-Soon Chang (August 3, 2008). "AP IMPACT: Seoul probes civilian 'massacres' by US". AP Impact. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-29.