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have been telling you about the massacre of civilians during the Korean War and the press federation for four days. In the press federation case, it means protecting and guiding the report. It was created by the government to lead left-wing people to friendly forces in the South, but it was massacred during the Korean War. The estimated number of victims is 100,000, but no one is responsible for this.
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Reporter Kwon Young-in.

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is a abandoned mine in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk.

It was a symbol of Japanese colonial rule and resource looting, but it was a representative civilian massacre during the Korean War.

It is estimated that about 1,000 civilians, including the Press Federation, were buried here.

[Choi Seung-ho / CEO of Gyeongsan Newspaper: (Under the tunnel) Digged down about 2 meters, and found about 400 wards here.]

In July 1950, when the Gyeongbuk area was in danger of falling, a local press federation was established. Began to slaughter.

The estimated 100,000 victims were mostly killed within a month or two just after the outbreak of the war.

[The police at the time of the Korean War (Interview in 2009): At that time, the people called the Press Federation weren't any serious offenders. Isn't that too vague a lot of practice (genocide)? I thought so.]

Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirmed the order system for police and military slaughter, but could not reveal who gave the final order.

At the time, a US Embassy employee in Seoul reported to the homeland that it was "undoubtedly a massacre under the highest order."

[Han Sung-Hoon / Former Civilian Massacre Investigation Team Leader (Professor of Yonsei University): Syngman Rhee's administration was forced to issue orders at the top level because this was happening simultaneously (in the whole country) where the government was policing (from across the country). Reasonable reasoning was not possible.]

After the 4.19 revolution, it was difficult to find out the truth behind the 5.16 coup, but even to find out the truth of the massacre of civilians and to punish the officers.

No one perpetrator has been charged or disciplined for a press federation incident to be 70 years after the war.

(Video coverage: Kim Yong-Woo, video editing: Kim Sun-Tak)

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