It has been confirmed that the remains of a person who went missing during the May 18 Democratization Movement among the remains unearthed in the cemetery of the former Gwangju Prison in 2019 were.
According to the Fact Investigation Committee of the May 18 Democratization Movement, one out of 262 ashes suspected of being buried in cancer matched 99.9% of the family DNA of Mr. A, who was recognized as missing.
This is the first time that the information on the remains of a suspected cancer burial and the DNA of a missing person match.
The investigation committee plans to continue the analysis of the remaining 100 remains.