[100 Years Ago Today] August 11, 1926 - Bak Yeol

1. The resignation of Investigating Judge Datematsu, who had resigned over the scandal involving the photograph of Bak Yeol and Kaneko Fumiko in prison, was accepted.
2. Datematsu submitted his resignation on August 9; because of this photo issue, Japan's Diet was closed for three days, and Kaneko died on July 23 at the age of 23.
3. Bak Yeol was from Mungyeong, and the case drew more interest from young Koreans, who were living through the June 10 Movement and school strikes, than a simple trial would have.

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