Regarding the new proposal that the South Korean government is considering as a solution to the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, the head of South Korea's largest opposition party said, "Give Japan's war crimes an indulgence and make South Korean companies responsible for compensation." It is something to pass on, ”he emphasized his opposition.
In the issue of "recruitment", the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week focused on the idea that an existing foundation under the South Korean government would pay the plaintiffs instead of the Japanese company ordered by the court to pay compensation. I made it clear that
Regarding this, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, which has a majority in the South Korean National Assembly, said at a rally held on the 16th, "Give Japan's war crimes an indulgence and make South Korean companies responsible for compensation." It is something to pass on, ”he emphasized his stance against the government's plan.
In addition, Lee touched on the 2015 Japan-South Korea agreement, which confirmed the "final and irreversible resolution" of the comfort women issue, and said, "The hasty agreement at that time must be turned into a rock on the issue of 'recruitment.' The government should immediately stop its masochistic diplomacy."
In addition, the jurist who attended expressed the view that the government's proposal that the foundation will take over the payment to the plaintiff is ``unacceptable unless the plaintiff agrees.''
The South Korean government hastened to formulate a solution based on the idea presented last week, hoping to improve Japan-South Korea relations, but Lee said that the gap between the South Korean government and the plaintiffs and the largest opposition party still exists. It is a form that highlights the big situation.