
FromthetimeofKorea'sliberationfromJapanuntilaceasefirewascalledtotheKoreanWarin1953,morethan1,000,000civiliansweresacrificed.Itbecameabackandforthslaughterbetweentheleftandtheright,buttheslaughterofmanyvictimsalsocameatthehandsofSouthKoreanarmedforces,right-winggroups,andbombingbyUStroops.Inthemiddleofitall,asalevelofpreventativemeasureduringtheearlystagesoftheKoreanWar,werethedetainedandmassacredNationalGuidanceAlliancemembers.Oftheestimated230,000-450,000membersacrossthecountry,themajoritywerefarmers,andwerepeoplewithnointerestinpoliticalideology.Fornootherreasonthanjoiningagovernment-madeenlightenmentgroup,thesepeople,withoutevenreceivingatrial,werefalselyvictimized.AllbecauseofnationalideologicalstandardsthathadnothingdirectlytodowiththeKoreanWar.