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A man who was denied Korean citizenship for reasons such as drunk driving filed an administrative lawsuit, but lost.
Yesterday (6th), according to the legal community, the 2nd administrative division of the Seoul Administrative Court (Judge Lee Jung-min) lost a judgment against Mr. A in a lawsuit against the Minister of Justice, who had a disposition to not allow restoration of nationality by Mr. A, a Canadian citizen.
After leaving for study in Canada in 1998, Mr. A lost Korean citizenship in 2008 and acquired Canadian citizenship, but started living in Korea with his family again in 2007.
In May 2020, Mr. A applied for permission to restore nationality to the Ministry of Justice, but the Ministry of Justice rejected it due to Article 9 of the Nationality Act, 'undetermined behavior'.
This is about the history of Mr. A, who was sentenced to a fine of 3 million won for driving under the influence in 2018.
Person A said, "I have fulfilled my military service in Korea, and I have no criminal history other than one fine for drunk driving." He argued that "unless nationality is recovered, he must live in Korea as a foreigner alone unlike the rest of his family." But the court did not accept this.
The court said, "Although Mr. A does not have a criminal record other than one time of drunk driving, drunk driving is a violation that is highly likely to lead to a traffic accident and pose a serious risk to the life and body of ordinary citizens." Mr. A respects the Korean legal system. I have doubts about whether he has
After acquiring Canadian citizenship, Mr. A was investigated for violating the Immigration Control Act, such as using a Korean passport 22 times without reporting the loss of nationality to the Ministry of Justice. While doing so, there was no separate criminal punishment.
Considering these points comprehensively, the court ruled against the plaintiff, saying, "The reason for the disposition of this case by the Minister of Justice is justified because it cannot be considered that Mr. got off
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