People's Revolutionary Party Incident
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| People's Revolutionary Party Incident | |
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| Hangul: |
인민혁명당사건, 인혁당 사건
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| Revised Romanization: | Inminhyeongmyeongdang sageon, Inhyeokdang sageon |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Inminhyŏngmyŏngdang sakŏn; Inhyŏktang sakŏn |
The People's Revolutionary Party Incidents were legal cases in which the South Korean government accused individuals of socialist inclinations according to the Anti-communism Law in 1965 (the First Incident) and National Security Law in 1975 (the Second Incident).
[edit] The first incident
The first incident occurred on August 14, 1965. The National Intelligence Service of South Korea claimed Do Yejong, Yang Chunwu, Park Hyeonchae and ten other individuals organized the People's Revolutionary Party. According to the NIS, this was "an organization attempting to overthrow the Republic of Korea according to North Korean programs" that "tried to recruit more people from various backgrounds to expand the party structure." Do, Yang and Park and other six were sentenced to six years imprisonment, while the others were sentenced to a year of imprisonment and three years probation.
[edit] The second incident
The second incident, also known as the "Committee for Re-establishment of the People's Revolutionary Party (PRP) Incident" (in Korean: 인민혁명당 재건위원회 사건) in South Korea, took place on April 9, 1975. As demonstrations increased against the dictatorship of Park Chung-hee, the NIS arrested 23 individuals including Do Yejong on April 8, 1974 under the National Security Law, based on accusations that they had formed a "Committee for Re-establishment of the PRP." On April 9, 1975, the Supreme Court of South Korea sentenced Do Yejong, Yeo Jeongnam, Kim Yongwon, Lee Subyeong, Ha Jaewan, Seo Dowon, Song Sangjin, and Woo Hongseon to the death penalty. The remaining were sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. 18 hours after the sentence was made, the government executed the eight individuals.
