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BackPark Ji-won, "Investigation, focus only on Jeju 4·3, which has legal recommendations... The Public Prosecution Office should be different."
Park Ji-won, "Investigation, focus only on Jeju 4·3, which has legal recommendations... The Public Prosecution Office should be different."
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Park Ji-won, "Investigation, focus only on Jeju 4·3, which has legal recommendations... The Public Prosecution Office should be different."

Jeju 4·3 Incidentex officio retrialPark Ji-won

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  • According to data received from the Ministry of Justice by Rep.
  • Park Jie-won of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly, of the 3,027 people subject to past history cases for whom prosecutors requested retrial ex officio from 2017 to July of this year, the Jeju April 3 Incident accounted for 2,338, or 77.2%, and of the 1,000 people who requested retrial from 2024 to July of this year, 938 (93.8%).
  • It was the Jeju 4·3 incident.

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Why It Matters

The Jeju April 3 Incident was an armed rebellion and suppression that occurred on Jeju Island in 1948, resulting in numerous civilian casualties, and a special law was enacted to uncover the truth and restore the honor of the victims.

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According to data received from the Ministry of Justice on the 5th by Rep. Park Jie-won of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly, the number of people subject to past history cases for which prosecutors requested retrial ex officio from 2017 to July of this year was 3,027.

Of these, the Jeju April 3 Incident accounted for 77.2%, or 2,338 people. The May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement counted 183 people, the Bu-Ma Democratic Uprising counted 9 people, and the Yeosu/Suncheon 10/19 Incident counted 1 person.

Of the 1,000 people who requested retrial from 2024 to July of this year, 938 (93.8%) were involved in the Jeju April 3 Incident, and none were involved in the May 18 Democratization Movement or the Bu-Ma Democratic Uprising.

The reason there are so many requests for retrial in the Jeju 4·3 Incident is believed to be due to the special law on uncovering the truth of the Jeju 4·3 Incident and restoring the honor of victims.

The special law allows the working committee to uncover the truth and restore the honor of victims to recommend to the Minister of Justice an ex officio retrial request for a guilty verdict.

Rep. Park pointed out, “The prosecutor only requested a retrial when the law recommended it,” and “If there are still people punished for unconstitutional and invalid laws and the victims and their bereaved families pass away, the prosecutor is the only one who can resolve the injustice.”

In the case where the victim or the bereaved family dies, the prosecutor designated as the right to request a retrial under the Criminal Procedure Act is in fact the only means of relief.

Regarding the abolition of the Prosecutor's Office and the establishment of the Public Prosecution Office, Rep. Park said, "The Public Prosecution Service Act stipulates that the inviolable basic human rights of all individuals must be protected," and urged, "The Public Prosecution Office must be different from the prosecution. Prosecutors in the Public Prosecution Office must actively utilize their right to request a retrial."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • After the Public Prosecution Office is launched, retrial requests for past incidents other than the Jeju April 3 Incident are expected to increase.

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • How actively will the Public Prosecution Office actually use the right to request retrial?
  • Why are retrial requests for other historical cases so low?
  • Are there any plans to ease the requirements for retrial by revising the special law?

Related Topics

Jeju 4·3 Incident
PeoplePark Ji-won
OrganizationsMinistry of JusticeDemocratic Party of KoreaPublic Prosecution Office
PlacesJeju IslandSeoul
Topicsex officio retrialPark Ji-wonPublic Prosecution Officespecial lawpast eventsRequest for retrial
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