thousands of people were arrested by the police and sent to thirty-six camps. The detainees were then used as slave labor by the authorities and subjected to degrading treatment with many dying under torture. See also History of South Korea History of Korea October Restoration References Far-right politics in South Korea Former republics Political history of South Korea 1970s in South Korea 1980s in South Korea 1972 establishments in South Korea 1981 disestablishments in South Korea History of South Korea 20th century in South Korea