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Before the 40th anniversary of the May 18th Democratization Movement, the Fact Investigation Committee started a full-fledged fact-finding investigation from today (12th). The Democratic Party seeks to amend the special law to strengthen the 'force for investigation'.

This is a report from reporter Jeong Hyeon.

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The 5/18 fact-finding investigation committee that went into full-scale investigation today will investigate the system of firing orders at the time of May 18, investigate human rights violations such as civilian killings and sexual assault, and find cancer shops and missing persons.

Investigate for up to 3 years.

[Song Sun-Tae / 5 · 18 Chairman of the Investigation Committee on the Fact of Finding the Reality: I will

devote myself to identifying the overall truth of May 40 years ago.] However, there is virtually no right to investigative or forced investigation.

According to the special law, the investigation committee may enforce the accompanying order if the subject of the investigation fails to attend more than once, but there is no way to compulsory recruitment if it refuses.

It is also pointed out that the limitation of the investigation is that the request for a warrant for seizure can be referred to the prosecution only when there are significant concerns such as the destruction of evidence.

The Democratic Party decided to push for a revision of the special law that would strengthen the right to investigate.

[Song Gap-Seok / Deputy Democratic Party of the Democratic Party: We are trying to rush as much as possible about the law to improve the effectiveness of the investigation.] The

Sewol Special Survey Committee staff is 120, compared with the relatively small number of people, more than 50, to increase the current workforce and conduct inspections Plans to dispatch are also promoted.

The investigation may be the last investigation at the national level, with Chun Doo-hwan and other major perpetrators alive.

The brutality of civilian massacre and violence of the new military, 40 years have passed, but this time, the reality must be identified.

(Video coverage: Jae-young Lee and Hyun-cheol Yang, Video editing: Hye-young Choi) 

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