Park Jong-chul[a] (Korean: 박종철; April 1, 1965 – January 14, 1987[1]) was a South Korean democracy movement activist. His death by torture was a key factor in sparking the June Democratic Struggle, which led to the democratization of South Korea.
In the 1980s, as president of the student council in the linguistics department of Seoul National University, he was one of activists in universities struggling against Chun Doo-hwan's dictatorship and the aftermath of the 1980 Gwangju Massacre. Detained during an investigation into such activities, Park refused to confess the whereabouts of one of his fellow activists. During the interrogation, authorities used waterboarding techniques to torture him,[2] eventually leading to his death on 14 January.
Information surrounding the events of Park's death was initially suppressed. His death by torture helped spark the June Democracy Movement of 1987.
His death, including the events of its immediate aftermath, was subject of the movie 1987: When the Day Comes.
^ abcd"朴鐘哲군 拷問致死 사건日誌" [The timeline of Bak Jong-cheol torture incident]. Naver news library. Dong-a Ilbo. 1987-05-22. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
^Clyde Haberman and Special To the New York Times (31 January 1987). "SEOUL STUDENT'S TORTURE DEATH CHANGES POLITICAL LANDSCAPE". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
Martyr for Democracy Bak Jongcheol Memorial Association (in Korean)
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