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You will remember Lone Star, a foreign private equity fund that bought and re-sold KEB and made a profit of over 4 trillion won, causing a so-called eat-and-run controversy.

The results of an international lawsuit against this Lone Star claiming that it was damaged by the Korean government and demanding compensation of more than 6 trillion won are expected to come out today (31st) in our time.

The Korean government also said that it is waiting for the results of the notification from the US court.

Connect with Washington, where the International Court of Justice is located, for more information.



Correspondent Seung-mo Nam, the result of the arbitration judgment hasn't come out yet, right?



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Yes, when the results are released, they are classified as a case that has been concluded on the International Investment Dispute Resolution Center and ICSID website.



This lawsuit filed by Lone Star in 2012 is based on the investor-state dispute resolution system, and unlike the general trial, there is no separate sentencing process.



The specific sentencing details will be notified by e-mail to the Korean government and Lone Star, the parties to the lawsuit.



Since it is past 6 pm here, there is a possibility that the decision will be delayed.



In our government, the Ministry of Justice will receive the verdict, and it has been confirmed that the Ministry of Justice is still waiting for an answer.



It is known that the Ministry of Justice will decide to what extent the sentence will be disclosed after an internal review once the sentence is received.



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I think we should wait a little longer. What is the issue in this lawsuit?



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Lone Star is claiming that it suffered losses due to the unreasonable intervention of the Korean government in the process of selling KEB.



There are three main issues in this arbitration award.



First, whether the Korean government unreasonably delayed the sale of KEB by Lone Star. Second, whether it intentionally lowered the purchase price of KEB by applying pressure, and third, whether the taxation on Lone Star was justified.



With this arbitration award, the dispute between the government and Lone Star itself is highly likely to be settled, but it is likely that the controversy will continue over whether the financial authorities' response to the acquisition and sale of KEB was appropriate.