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Petitioner
  ¡Û Any person who is a victim, sufferer, bereaved family member, or has a person who is a relative of one of the above.
    - A person who is a relative includes the following: Spouse, blood relatives within a third cousinship, and
      relatives within a cousinship under provisions of Article 777 of the Civil Act.

¡Û A person who has known specific facts regarding the investigation that has been carried out by the Commission.
    - Defined as a person who experienced or witnessed past incidents for truth-finding or heard facts about the
       incidents from a person who had experienced or witnessed it.
    ¡Ø If the person who has heard the facts or has experienced or witnessed the incident is
      distinguished or survives, it shall be possible to investigate.
            Period of Petition
            December 1, 2005 ~ November 30, 2006
            Method of Petition

¡Û In principle, any petition should be filed in written form, but under special circumstances, it is possible to file an oral
    petition.
    - To submit a petition, a petition form for truth-finding must be completed and submitted to a local government
       entity (metropolitan city, district, county, and province) or to the Commission.
    ¡Ø Petition Form for truth-finding (Annexed 2: Application form)

¡Û The petition shall be submitted to the Commission or any local government organization.
    - Truth and Reconciliation Commission
    - Metropolitan City, District, County, and Province
Period of Petition
  December 1, 2005 ~ November 30, 2006
Method of Petition
  ¡Û In principle, any petition shall be filed in written form, provided that in the case of a special circumstance, it is
    possible to file an oral petition.
    - To complete a form of the petition for truth-finding and then submit it to a local government entities (metropolitan city,
       district, county, and province) or to the Commission.
       ¡Ø Form of Petition for truth-finding (Annexed 2: Application form)   

¡Û The petition shall be submitted to the Commission or any local government organizations.
    - Truth and Reconciliation Commission
    - Metropolitan City, District, County, and Province
General (Metropolitan City, City, District, County, and Province)
  ¡Û To check details of the petition for truth-finding
¡Û To check the classification for each incident that is petitioned
      Class¨ç : Anti- Japanese movements before and during Japanese rule as well as just before Japanese Rule
    Class¨è : History of Koreans residing abroad to protect the state's sovereignty and to enhance the nation¡¯s strength
                   from the time of Japanese rule to the enforcement date of this Act.
    Class¨é : Civilian massacres occurring from August 15, 1945 to the Korean War
    Class¨ê : Incidents ranging from August 15, 1945 to the end of the authoritarian regimes, including deaths/injury/
                   missing people incidents due to illegal acts such as disruption of constitutional order or unjust use
                   of public power, other significant human rights abuses, and allegations of manipulation.
    Class¨ë : Terrorist acts, human rights abuses, massacres, and suspicious deaths by groups which opposed the
                   legitimacy of the Republic of Korea or were hostile to the Republic of Korea from August 15, 1945 to
                   the end of the authoritarian regimes.
Other Incidents: Incidents that are historically important and deemed necessary by the Commission for the investigation, as well as for the purpose of this Act under Article 3
  ¡Û To register a petition for truth-finding (Annexed 2: registration form)
    ¡Ø In the case of receipt by the Commission, it must be registered in the Annexed 5th form.
¡Û To issue a certificate of receipt of petition for truth-finding (Annexed 3: Certificates Form)
¡Û Any received petitions and a list of the receipt (Annexed 6: Application form) shall be transferred to the Commission
     daily.
 
City/District/County
  ¡Û Submission of petition to metropolitan city or province at the same day of its receipt
Metropolitan City/Province
  ¡Û Daily submission of a list of its petitions and the petitions received from the city, district, and county
  (Annexed: Application form).
The Commission
  ¡Û To include the submitted petition by a local government organization in the receipt register.
¡Û To issue the number of a submitted petition by a local government organization and an internally received petition.
¡Û To transfer the petition to the relevant division subject to each case
  ¡Û The petitioner may withdraw his/her petition before the initiation of the investigation or decision of rejection by the
   Commission.
¡Û The petitioner shall submit a form of withdrawal of petition for truth-finding (Annexed 7: Application form)
 
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