Comfort women issue Japan-Korea agreement "Not subject to trial" Korean Constitutional Court Dec 27 16:03
In a trial in which a former comfort woman and others complained of "violating the Korean constitution" regarding the 2015 Korea-Japan agreement that confirmed the "final and irreversible solution" of the comfort woman issue, the Korean constitutional court said On July 27, he dismissed the complaint stating that "the victim's rights cannot be regarded as having been disposed of and are not subject to trial." On the other hand, ex-comfort women and civil society groups are expected to rebound, and the focus of the Moon Jane administration will be the focus.
The trial said women and bereaved families of former comfort women in Korea often agreed in March with the Japanese government to confirm the “final and irreversible resolution” of the comfort women issue. It impeded the claim for damages and infringed on the property rights and the like guaranteed by the Korean Constitution. "
The Constitutional Court dismissed the complaint on the afternoon of Monday afternoon, stating that "the agreement is an official promise jointly announced by the foreign ministers of the two countries. .
The Moon Jane administration announced last November that it would disband a former comfort women's foundation established under the agreement, but said it would not ask the Japanese government to abandon the agreement or renegotiate it. Has been shown.
Until now, the Japanese government has repeatedly called on the Korean government to steadily implement the agreement, but after the constitutional court's decision, it is expected that former comfort women and civil society groups will rebound, and how the Moon administration will respond. Is the focus.
Acknowledgment
He once stated in the news that he had rejected the plaintiff's complaint and determined that the Japan-Korea agreement was constitutional. However, he correctly stated, "We dismissed the complaint as not being subject to a trial." I'm sorry.