World · East Asia & Pacific · 17 hrs ago
Investigation confirms 11 civilians were killed unlawfully in Yeongcheon
A state investigation confirmed 11 civilians were killed unlawfully in Yeongcheon, in North Gyeongsang Province, around the Korean War.
Soldiers and police killed the civilians without proper legal process, according to the re-investigation.
Some victims had been accused of murder or arson in old police records.
Investigators found no evidence those accusations went through a court process.
The findings matter because the records did not establish that the victims had been tried before they were killed.
The account gives no details about what action may follow.
A state investigative body confirmed that 11 civilians in Yeongcheon were killed unlawfully by soldiers and police.
The killings took place around the Korean War.
The victims were killed without due legal process.
Some victims had been recorded by police as suspects in murder or arson.
Investigators found no evidence that the victims had undergone actual judicial proceedings.
- Who
- Eleven civilians were killed by soldiers and police.
- What
- A state investigative body confirmed the civilians were killed without due legal process.
- When
- Around the Korean War, before and after it.
- Where
- Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Soldiers and police killed 11 civilians in Yeongcheon without due legal process.
A state investigative body confirmed the unlawful killings after re-examining the case.
- Victims
- 11 civilians
- Location
- Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province
- Perpetrators
- Soldiers and police
- Circumstances
- Killed without due legal process
- Police records
- Some victims were listed as suspects in murder or arson
- Investigation finding
- No evidence of actual judicial proceedings was found