Jeju 4·3 Incident Compensation Application Period Extended by Three Years in Response to Victims’ Families’ Requests

Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Jeju 4·3 Incident
to Take Effect from September 1

Yoon Hojung, Minister of the Interior and Safety
June 16, 2026
Photo by Jo Yongjun

The government will extend the compensation application period for victims of the Jeju 4·3 Incident by three years.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on August 31 that it has revised the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Discovering the Truth and Restoring the Honor of Victims of the Jeju 4·3 Incident, and that the revision will take effect from September 1.

This revision reflects the government's acceptance of requests from Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Jeju 4·3 Victims’ Families Association, who argued that those victims and families who missed the 8th reporting period should be given another opportunity to file reports. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety gathered public feedback through a legislative notice period from June 10 to July 20, and the final revised bill was approved at the Cabinet meeting on August 18.

The key points of the revised enforcement decree are threefold. First, additional reporting by victims and their families, which had previously ended, will be reopened from February 1 to July 31 next year. This measure aims to allow those who missed the previous reporting period, and thus have not received official national recognition or compensation, another chance.

Second, in cases where the family relations register was not created or was recorded inaccurately due to the Jeju 4·3 Incident, the application period to request corrections will be extended by two years, from the previous deadline of August 31, 2026, to August 31, 2028.

Lastly, the compensation application period for victims will be extended by three years, from the current deadline of December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2029. The government’s intention is to ensure that those who submit additional reports are given sufficient time and not excluded from the compensation process.

Yoon Hojung, Minister of the Interior and Safety, stated, "We have reopened the reporting process so that even one more person can receive official recognition and rightful compensation from the state," and added, "We will continue to do our utmost to support the healing of wounds and the complete restoration of honor for the victims of the Jeju 4·3 Incident."

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