According to the Hankook Ilbo on the 14th, a judgment was ordered to pay the South Korean government about 30 million won in a lawsuit filed by a Vietnamese woman who survived the massacre of South Korean civilians. Pictured is the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
On February 14, 2023, according to the Hankook Ilbo, etc., a Vietnamese woman who survived, Nguyen Thi Thanh, was killed by the South Korean government, saying that her family was killed in the massacre of civilians by the South Korean army and sent to the Vietnam War The Seoul Central District Court in South Korea issued a judgment on the 7th ordering the payment of 30 million won from 100 (about 3.12 million yen) in a lawsuit claiming damages against.
According to the article, on February 12, 1968, Tan lost five members of his family to the massacre of Vietnamese civilians by the South Korean army, and he himself was injured and taken to the hospital. For several decades after that, he remained silent, saying, “It’s hard to see the face of a Korean man.” However, with the support of South Korean civil society, he visited South Korea in 2015 and admitted the fact that the damage happened in that time. In April 2020, he filed a lawsuit claiming damages, saying, “I’m a witness to the massacre.”
In an interview held on the 12th of this month, Mr Tan expressed his joy at the ruling, saying, “I am happy that the fight we have had in court so far has been recognised. truly.” He added, “At first, I expected that (the Korean government) would naturally apologize. However, they did not believe my testimony, saying, ‘What can an eight-year-old child (at the time of the massacre) do? know?’ It was just an apology, but it was frustrating that even that wasn’t heard,” he recalled.
The Seoul Central District Court issued a judgment on the 7th, ordering the plaintiff to pay 30 million 100 won damages and late damages. However, Mr Tan said, “I’m not worried about the money, I want to get the South Korean government’s recognition and apology.”
About 10,000 people are said to have suffered civilian massacres by the South Korean military. “There have been many massacres by the South Korean army, but the truth has not been investigated. I hope the South Korean government will investigate all the incidents as soon as possible and apologize to the victims. I would be very happy if my wounds healed,” he said.
In response to this, South Korean netizens said, “No matter how you do it, the massacre of civilians cannot be rationalized.” “Let us honestly admit what we ought to admit.” Voices are saying, “The government should apologise.”
On the other hand, he said, “At the time the war was going on. What should we do about the injuries of the South Korean soldiers who were killed in the attack by the enemy army who were disguised as civilians?” “It was impossible to distinguish between civilians and soldiers. They pretended to be citizens and armed themselves at night to kill South Korean soldiers.” (Translate/Edit/Domoto)
War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
