2023-06-14 06:01:00
“North Korea, an obvious illegal act in a violent way”
File a lawsuit three days before the expiration of the statute of limitations
The Ministry of Unification filed a lawsuit once morest North Korea on the 14th for damages worth 44.7 billion won to ask for legal responsibility for the bombing of the inter-Korean joint liaison office three years ago.
On the 14th, the Ministry of Unification filed a complaint claiming damages once morest North Korea for “a total of 44.7 billion won in damages to state-owned property incurred in the building of the (Kaesong Industrial Complex) Comprehensive Support Center adjacent to the inter-Korean joint liaison office building on our side due to the North Korean bombing of the inter-Korean joint liaison office. It was submitted to the Seoul Central District Court.”
The South Korean government filed a lawsuit once morest the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) in a South Korean court. The claim for damages is the sum of 10.25 billion won in damages to the inter-Korean joint liaison office building and 34.45 billion won in damages to the Gaeseong Industrial Complex Support Center.
The Ministry of Unification explained the purpose of the lawsuit, saying, “On the 16th, it will be three years since North Korea blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office. . This means that the lawsuit was filed 3 days before the expiration of the statute of limitations for claims for damages because it is impossible to file a lawsuit following the 16th day, which is the expiration date of the statute of limitations.
On June 16, 2020, North Korea blew up the inter-Korean joint liaison office in the Kaesong Industrial Complex. Prior to the bombing, Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Vice Minister of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Yeo-jeong, suggested a bombing by taking issue with the South’s distribution of leaflets to North Korea.
The inter-Korean joint liaison office was established on April 27, 2018 with the Panmunjom Declaration between then-President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim. The declaration states, “South and North Korea have agreed to establish an inter-Korean joint liaison office in the Kaesong region, where officials from both sides reside, in order to ensure close consultations between the authorities and smooth exchange and cooperation in the private sector.”
The Ministry of Unification criticized, “North Korea’s violent bombing of the inter-Korean joint liaison office was a legally clear illegal act” and “violated the agreements between the two Koreas, such as the ‘Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula’.” did. “The government will proceed with the lawsuit in cooperation with the relevant ministries,” he said.
The Unification Ministry’s filing of a lawsuit has a strong symbolic meaning of holding North Korea accountable for its illegal activities. This is because it is difficult to obtain practical results, such as obtaining damages from the North Korean authorities, even if a lawsuit once morest North Korea is won in South Korea.
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