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| ▲ Grandmother Lee Yong-soo, victim of a comfort woman in the Japanese army, leaves the court after attending the latest plea for damages against the Japanese government held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul , the afternoon of the 11th. | |
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“When I was the son of Joseon … I came (to court) as an old man in Korea. I believed in the judge, I believed in our law and I was looking forward to it. But why can’t you (solve)? Why not you can!”
Lee Yong-soo, the victim of a comforting woman and human rights activist, vomited with resentment towards the judge in court. I am sorry I did not receive Japan’s apology for the comfort women issue and resentment for a country and a law that could not solve these problems.
“I made this law (lawsuit) four years ago, and what has changed?” Said this grandmother, who stole tears several times throughout her comments. “I’m not enough. Time waits, the sun waits. 90 years. Do I have to appeal to the judge like this? “
Tears from Grandma Lee Yong-soo “Now I’m frustrated and desperate”
At 4 pm on the 11th, Lee attended a court of claims for damages in Japan held at the hearing of the 15th Division of the Civil Settlement of the Seoul Central District Court (Judge Min Sung-cheol). The trial was a lawsuit filed against the Japanese government on December 28, 2016 by the late Ye-Nam Kwak and other comforted women and their relatives grieving against the Japanese government.
The reason the trial dragged on for four years was the Japanese government’s refusal to comply. After the lawsuit was filed in December 2016, the Japanese government continued to refuse to surrender the complaint, reversing the trial for three years. Last year, the court handled this as a public service and started a lawsuit, but to this day, Japan has never responded to a request for assistance.
On this day, Lee Grandma expressed his anger at the attitude of the Japanese government, saying, “We filed a lawsuit four years ago, but it has not been done yet. Japan is waiting for all the grandmothers to die.”
Subsequently, the grandmother expressed resentment against the state and the courts on the spot. The only letter he had prepared said only two lines and he wrote it. “I made this law 4 years ago, and what are you doing so far? Should someone in law do that?” Grandma said. “Can you give me?” He raised his voice.
The grandmother, who was stealing tears as she spoke, was seen banging on the desk twice in frustration. At the same time, the grandmother told the judge: “We are direct victims. The judge and you are also indirect victims. Take responsibility, take responsibility,” she expressed her resentment.
“It’s so frustrating and desperate right now,” Grandma said, adding the following appeal.
“Why did Japan drag us … I’ll tell you clearly, it was a Joseon son. It was a girl. Such a boy came to Korea as an old man, came to court and believed that I … Nara against Nara. Lo there was, but it wasn’t. So now … It’s really frustrating and desperate. “
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| ▲ Grandmother Lee Yong-soo, victim of a comfort woman in the Japanese army, leaves the court after attending the latest plea for damages against the Japanese government held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul , the afternoon of the 11th. | |
| Ⓒ Yonhap News |
See related photos |
That day, the grandmother made a vivid statement in court about her past experiences of victimizing comfort women. When the lawyer asked, “What was the most difficult when you were in a comfort station?” Grandma replied, “It was the most difficult to enter the soldier’s room. Where was the most difficult than that?” Furthermore, this grandmother struggled not only with the facts of her own harm, but also with the deaths around her and the terrible life of the time.
Shortly after the trial ended, this grandmother had a question and an answer with reporters. Even here, this grandmother said, “I can make (Korea vs. Japan) come out as many times as I can, so I can take it out and apologize and make up for it, but I don’t know why this isn’t possible.” Yes, so I came today (to trial) to appeal to the law with a desperate heart. “
“After we die, who will Japan apologize and pay?” Lee said, adding that “(if this happens) Japan will remain a war criminal nation forever.”
The lawsuit for damages brought by the comfort women victims against the Japanese government ended with Lee’s statement that day. Sentencing is at 2 pm on January 13 of next year.
