Social:Namyangju massacre

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Namyangju massacre
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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea .
LocationSouth Korea
DateOctober 1950[1][2][3] – early 1951[4]
TargetSuspected leftists and their families[4]
Attack type
Massacre
Deathsover 460[4]
PerpetratorsSouth Korean Police and local militia[4][1]
Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

The Namyangju massacre (Korean: 남양주 민간인학살[1][2] Hanja: 南楊州民間人虐殺[1][2] Namyangju civilian massacre[1][2]) was a mass killing conducted by South Korean police and local militia forces between October 1950 and early 1951 in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do district of South Korea . More than 460 people were summarily executed, including at least 23 children under the age of 10.[4][1][2] After the victory of the Second Battle of Seoul, South Korean authorities arrested and summarily executed several individuals along with their families on suspicion of sympathizing with North Korea.[5] During the massacre, South Korean Police conducted the Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Goyang near Namyangju.[6][7]

On 22 May 2008, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission demanded that the South Korean government apologize for the massacre and support a memorial service for the victims.[1][3]

See also

  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Korea)
  • Bodo League massacre
  • Jeju Uprising
  • Mungyeong massacre
  • Geochang massacre
  • List of massacres in South Korea

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kim Sung-hwan (2008-05-22). "남양주 민간인학살 국가사과 권고". Hankyoreh. http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/ISSUE/40/289110.html. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "진실화해위, 남양주 민간인학살 국가사과 권고". 경기북부일보. 2008-05-29. http://www.kgbnews.kr/sub_read.html?uid=1024. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "남양주 집단학살 58년만에 규명". 경인일보. 2008-05-23. http://www.kyeongin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=379485. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Charles J. Hanley and Jae-Soon Chang (Dec 6, 2008). "Children 'executed' in 1950 South Korean killings". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2008/dec/06/korea-mass-executions-120608/. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  5. "'고양 금정굴 민간인 학살사건' 유족에게 1억원 국가 배상 판결 "헌법에 보장된 기본권인 신체의 자유와 적법절차에 따라 재판받을 권리 등 침해"". CBS. 2011-11-28. http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/Show.asp?IDX=1987703. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  6. "Goyang Geumjeong Cave Massacre memorial service". Hankyoreh. Feb 9, 2010. http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/403731.html. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 
  7. Charles J. Hanley (December 6, 2008). "Children 'executed' in 1950 South Korean killings". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2008/dec/06/korea-mass-executions-120608/. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 

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