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Choe Jong-gil (Korean: 최종길; April 28, 1931 – October 19, 1973), sometimes romanized as Tsche Chong-kil, was a professor at the Law College of Seoul National University.
| Choe Jong-gil | |
| Hangul | 최종길 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔鍾吉 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Jong-gil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Chong-kil |
He was born in Gongju on April 28, 1931.[citation needed]
He died on October 19, 1973 in Seoul. For years, the government denied any involvement in his death, but in 2002 the Presidential Truth Commission announced the results of its investigation: during interrogation by the KCIA he fell, or was thrown, from a seventh story window; he is also believed to have been tortured. In 2006 the government was ordered to pay 184 million won in damages; an intelligence agent who had accused him of spying for North Korea was ordered to pay an additional 20 million.
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- Truth Commission site, in Korean and English
- "State Held Liable for Academic's 1973 Defenestration"[permanent dead link], The Chosun Ilbo, February 14, 2006.
- "The Final Truth About Tsche Chong Kil", the Hankyoreh, March 19, 2004.