The Korean Constitutional Court said, "It is unconstitutional for the Korean government not to negotiate with Japan over compensation for Koreans and their bereaved families who worked as Japanese military affiliations during the Pacific War and were judged as BC-class war criminals. Has requested Japan through diplomatic channels to solve the problem. "
Many people from the Korean Peninsula, a Japanese colony during the war, who worked in prisoner-of-war camps as Japanese civilian employees were tried as BC-class war criminals, and then lost their Japanese nationality and were subject to the application of the Onkyu Law. It is considered to be outside.
Koreans and bereaved families who were allegedly war criminals filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government for compensation, but the Japanese Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit in 1999.
After that, in 2014, the Korean government filed a lawsuit in the Korean Constitutional Court, saying that it was unconstitutional for the Korean government not to negotiate with Japan over compensation.
Regarding this, the Constitutional Court pointed out on the 31st, "A considerable part of the damage suffered by Korean BC-class war criminals was due to the punishment associated with the international war crimes trial, and both South Korea and Japan have been in discussions with each other."
After that, he dismissed the complaint, saying, "The South Korean government has requested the Japanese side through diplomatic channels to settle the matter through legislation regarding compensation for Korean BC-class war criminals."