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f. Confessions obtained through torture or through use of
brutal or unfair means are jnadmissible.

Although there is no constitutional expression in this area, a confession

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: Nextracted By torture; Violence, or threat, or after prolonged arrest or de-

tention, or which is suspected to have been made involuntarily, "is inadmissi-
ble" (Code Crim Proc, Art 309), nor may an accused be emvicted upon his un-
corroborated confession. (Code Crim Proc, Art 310). In practice, however,
many courts do admit involuntary confessions, although according them less
weipht than would be the case were the confessions voluntary, and the Nation-
al Police are notorious for the use of third-degree methods.

While the National Police have apparently curtailed the use of brutality
since the April Revolution, and are extremely careful not to use strongarm
methods against members of "April Youth" organizations or other powerful poli-
tical pressure groups, they are still prone to use violence where there is no
chance of reprisal or esencuswtons” It is not likely, moreover, that such
reprehensible tactics will be eliminated completely so long as the courts con-

tinue to admit the jllegally-obtained confession.

20mis was reported to the authors by a clerk of the Seoul District
Court, who has personally recorded over 400 trials in the past three years.

2laccording to an American advisor to the Korean National Police.

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