Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . — lav. 260. A new prison, Seoul isA^)- 1x-forc the establisliment nf the Japanese protectorate the Govern-ment established a court in Seoul {^M) iifter the Japanesesjstem, but old evils attending the administration of justiceremained as bad as ever. Irince Ito, therefore, in his agreementwith the Korean Government in 1907 set forth in unmistakableterms that the judicial affairs in Korea should be set apartfrom the affairs of ordinary administration. Then it was thatthe three trial system was inaugurated, and the entire aspect ofthe iudicial administration of Ch
Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . — lav. 260. A new prison, Seoul isA^)- 1x-forc the establisliment nf the Japanese protectorate the Govern-ment established a court in Seoul {^M) iifter the Japanesesjstem, but old evils attending the administration of justiceremained as bad as ever. Irince Ito, therefore, in his agreementwith the Korean Government in 1907 set forth in unmistakableterms that the judicial affairs in Korea should be set apartfrom the affairs of ordinary administration. Then it was thatthe three trial system was inaugurated, and the entire aspect ofthe iudicial administration of Chosen was changed. The methods of punishing criminals in Korea were practicallyall Chinese. Implements used in torture are shown in Picture261. was a form of punishment most universallypractised. The prison in those days was literally hell, no attentionbeing paid to the spiritual or physical welfare of those confinedtherein. All this has since been improved, and Chosen to-daymay well boast of having some of the loest prisons in
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