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Ex officio investigation [2002] KRNHRC 1 (1 January 2002)

Under the provision of Article 30(3) of the Commission Act, the Commission
may conduct ex officio investigation with the Subcommittee's decision if there
is a probable cause to believe that human rights are violated and the nature and
degree of violation are so serious even where it has not received any petition
or complaint thereof, while the Standing Committee may decide on
commencement of ex officio investigation into an emergency case. During one
year in 2002, the Commission conducted ex officio investigations into two
instances including (1) the ex officio investigation into the homicide case of a
suspect killed by torture in Seoul District Prosecutor's Office, and (2) the
complaint against, and ex officio investigation into Mandeok Bogeum Hospital.