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===Abuses===
Following the investigation by the Prosecution Service, [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]] members of the [[New Democratic Party (South Korea)|New Democratic Party]] subsequently conducted an independent investigation into Brothers. The party published its first report on the investigation on February 4, 1987
A [[Deutsche Welle|DW]] news article reports a minimum of 516 people died over the course of 20 years at the Brothers' Home.<ref name="DW.COM">{{cite web |last=Kretschmer |first=Fabian |title=Report highlights past abuse of 'vagrants' in S. Korea |date=21 April 2016 |website=DW.COM |url=https://www.dw.com/en/report-highlights-past-abuse-of-vagrants-in-skorea/a-19202910 |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> Widespread torture was common in these welfare centers.<ref name="Jung 2020">{{cite web |last=Jung |first=Bugyeong |title=Brothers' Home: South Korea's 1980s 'concentration camp' |website=BBC News |date=30 May 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52797527 |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="aj-20211210" /> In the 1990s, construction labourers dug up about 100 human bones on the mountain just outside where it stood.
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