Waves continue ahead of Korea-Japan summit
Grandmother Yang Geum-deok “Take off the president’s clothes”
Only Democrats and independent lawmakers Kim Hong-gul attended.
Intention to not allow third-party reimbursement to Nippon Steel
Victim representative sent international mail
Yang Geum-deok (front row, right), a victim of forced labor during the Japanese colonial rule, attends the plenary meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee held at the National Assembly on the 13th as a witness and criticizes the government and President Yoon Seok-yeol for presenting a ‘third party reimbursement proposal’. Reporter Do Jun-seok
On the 13th, three survivors of forced labor during the Japanese colonial rule announced their intention to reject the government’s ‘three-party reimbursement proposal’, and the ripple effect continues ahead of the Korea-Japan summit on the 16th.
Forced Mobilization Victims Support Group and legal representatives held a press conference in front of the Foundation for Supporting Victims of Forced Mobilization by Japan in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the same day and said, “The three surviving victims of forced mobilization, Chun-shik Lee and grandmothers Geum-deok Yang and Seong-ju Kim, all clearly refused to repay the third party. He expressed his intention,” and delivered the content certification to the foundation.
The proof of contents contained the content, “We do not allow third-party reimbursement in relation to the alimony claims confirmed by the Supreme Court ruling in 2018, so please do not reimburse the client against his will.” Attorney Lim Jae-seong, legal representative, said, “(Article 469, Paragraph 1 of the Civil Act) debt repayment can be made by a third party, except when ‘a third party is not allowed due to the nature of the debt or the expression of the parties’ intention’. “Since the claim the client has is the claim for alimony on the premise of the Japanese company’s anti-humanitarian tort, it is not a claim of a nature that can be repaid arbitrarily by a third party,” he said.
Lee Guk-eon, representative of the Citizens’ Group for Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation, a victim support group, said, “We urge the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to “stop trying to contact victims who will not accept the government’s plan or rude behavior.” The legal representatives sent international mail to Nippon Steel, the defendant company, that they would not allow third-party repayment, and it was reported that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was also being reviewed.
Criticism of the government plan continued at the plenary meeting of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee held alone at the National Assembly that day. Grandma Yang, who attended as a witness, said in her opening remarks, “I need to make my compatriots live comfortably, but what is this? I want to tell the president to take off his clothes,” he said. “I am living with suffering until now. When you think about things like that, it’s not the country, it’s the enemies,” she said.
At the foreign affairs committee meeting held in half with only Democratic Party lawmakers and independent lawmaker Kim Hong-gul attending, Democratic Party secretary Lee Jae-jeong took the gavel instead of Chairman Kim Tae-ho of People’s Power, who was absent. Park Hong-geun, floor leader of the Democratic Party, said that the government’s compensation plan went against the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2018, saying, “This regime is committing a serious act that shakes the separation of the three powers from the ground up.” revealed
However, the members of the People’s Power boycotted the Foreign Affairs Committee meeting, saying that it was a schedule that was not agreed upon between the ruling and opposition parties on this day and that there was suspicion of an intention to influence President Yoon Seok-yeol’s Korea-Japan summit on the 16th. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, also did not attend. Ho-young Joo, the representative of People’s Power, said earlier at the Supreme Council meeting, “I can’t help you ahead of the important summit, but I’m only thinking of bringing my grandmother to the full meeting of the standing committee to stir up a political battle and slander the government policy.” Senior Spokesperson Yoo Sang-beom said, “It is deplorable that Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong, who is obsessed with ‘Jukchangga’, criticizes the government’s efforts to normalize Korea-Japan relations.”
Reporters Lee Jae-yeon, Lee Min-young, and Kim Ga-hyun
