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Formerly Namyeong-dong Anti-communist Branch 남영동 대공분실 (민주인권기념관)
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History buffs may heard of the notorious "Seobinggo hotel" used by Chun Doo-hwan's Defense Security Command, but dissidents were more likely to be sent to anti-communist branches like Namyeong-dong before South Korea became a democracy. The branch, which functioned as an interrogation and torture chamber, was built in 1977. This is where university student Bak Jong-cheol was tortured to death, which led to massive pro-democracy movements and forced Chun to agree the direct election of president. The site has been renovated by the police as a museum to commemorate the victims of the authoritarian regime's oppression.
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