Lee Yong-soo, a victim of Japanese military’comfort women’, held a press conference at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 16th at 11 am on the 16th with the’Comfort Women Issue of the Japanese Army’ with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Promotion Committee’ and asked President Moon Jae-in about the Japanese military’comfort women’ issue. Requested to be referred to.
The ICJ Referral Promotion Committee, which began its activities in earnest since December last year, is composed of the representative of the citizens’ meeting with Grandmother Lee and Hyuk-soo Seo, the representative of the Citizens’ Meeting with Kim Hyun-jung, the CEO of CARE for compensation and education, and Shin Hee-seok, a law researcher at Yonsei University.
“I don’t have time anymore,” said Grandmother Lee. “In order for me to go to my grandmothers and talk to them, my last wish is for the President to get a judgment under international law from our government.” Grandma Lee asked President Moon in this way. The reason is that ICJ litigation can only be referred to the case with the consent of the party concerned. Only when the two governments of Korea and Japan agree on the issue of Japanese military’comfort women’ can be judged through the ICJ. Lee said, “I went to the world to testify, passed resolutions in the United States, and set up a memorial in San Francisco. There was also a trial. However, Japan is ignoring the ruling and spreading it without even appealing. Rather, it is believed that our court violated international law due to a red claim.” He explained the reason for the need for an ICJ referral.
The committee delivered this opinion to President Moon Jae-in by e-mail through the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, which is the Ministry of Gender Equality, before the Lunar New Year holiday, and said that it has not yet received a response.
The committee assessed that the judgment of compensation for 12 people, including the late Chun-hee Bae of the Seoul Central District Court on January 8, has historical significance that the Korean court confirmed the legal responsibility of the Japanese government for illegal acts, but there are limitations.
Dr. Shin said, “Because it is a judgment by a Korean court, Japan does not recognize the legitimacy of the judgment, saying it is a judgment by a single domestic court.” He explained about the referral to the ICJ and said, “There is a chance that Korea will win in the ICJ lawsuit.”
Throughout reading the press conference, the grandmother cried and cried, saying, “President, the year has changed, so please make sure to fix it this year.” Grandmother Lee ended the press conference with the words, “I want to meet President Moon soon.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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