Because of the Korean war, Chung won area had considerable personal and material damages. Especially, the genocide of civilians have left painful memory to the peoples of Chungwon-Gun. As the other area, the genocide happened in every Myun and Eup of ...
Because of the Korean war, Chung won area had considerable personal and material damages. Especially, the genocide of civilians have left painful memory to the peoples of Chungwon-Gun. As the other area, the genocide happened in every Myun and Eup of Chungwon-Gun, and there was most victims of fourteen city and Gun of ChungchungPukdo.
In this study, I researched following four aspects. First, the political and social background of civilian genocide during war. Second, the scale of genocide and the character of victimized group. Third, types of the genocide incidents. Finally, surveillace activities of the government since the genocide incidents.
In Chungwon, total 705 people killed by genocide incidents. And 76.9% of victims(542) were mostly twenties and thirties. Ochang-eup was where the most victims founded, total 200 people was killed. (28.4%)
North part of Chungwon’s damage was bigger than south part. Because many members of the Natinal guidence Alliance was killed there, and there were many victims by people’s army and local leftists.
51%(358) of the executor was the army and police. In case of the type of genocide, the most case were National guidence alliance incidents, 279 of 385 people was killed as this case. And the other case were communist sympathizer(7.5%), the prisoner case(0.7%), killed by people’s Army(4.9%), by local leftists(6.4%), etc.
The lists of prisoners and investigative documents which was founded in this research makes us to know about continuing pain of the victim’s family due to goverment’s surveillace and discrimination.
In conclusion, to clarify truth of genocide and restore the honor of vicims and the families cannot be limited to investigation and memorial services. The genocide during the Korean war and surveillance by the state was critical violations of human rights, and healing work should be today’s ongoing process.