Japan sends back S. Korean court ruling documents to Nippon Steel
- 5 years ago
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Back in January, South Korea sent court documents to Japan... intended for the Nippon Steel, the company ordered by the court to compensate to the Koreans it forced to work for it during wartime.
It's now emerged that the Japanese foreign ministry sent those documents back last month, and did not forward them on.
That's according to lawyers for the victims, who said Tuesday that Japan did not explain why it sent them back.
They contained the court decision ordering the seizure of some of Nippon's assets in Korea as compensation.
The lawyers said the documents' return is a clear violation of the Hague Conventions, which requires a legitimate explanation when court rulings are not delivered.
Back in January, South Korea sent court documents to Japan... intended for the Nippon Steel, the company ordered by the court to compensate to the Koreans it forced to work for it during wartime.
It's now emerged that the Japanese foreign ministry sent those documents back last month, and did not forward them on.
That's according to lawyers for the victims, who said Tuesday that Japan did not explain why it sent them back.
They contained the court decision ordering the seizure of some of Nippon's assets in Korea as compensation.
The lawyers said the documents' return is a clear violation of the Hague Conventions, which requires a legitimate explanation when court rulings are not delivered.