A man in his 70s, who was seriously injured by touching a landmine used by the North Korean military while fishing on the banks of the Han River, won a state compensation lawsuit.
According to the legal community on the 30th, Choi Seong-soo, the chief judge of the Civil 212 of the Seoul Central District Court, won a part of the plaintiff’s lawsuit for damages filed by Mr. A and his family against the state.
If this judgment is finalized, the government will have to pay 4,45 million won to A, 20 million won to A’s spouse, and 10 million won each to their two children as medical expenses and alimony.
On July 4, 2020, Mr. A touched a landmine that was lost while fishing in a fishing prohibited area near the Gimpo Bridge in Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.
He was seriously injured in the chest area from a landmine explosion.
The detonated mine was identified as an anti-personnel mine used by the North Korean military.
An anti-personnel mine used by the ROK military was also found in the accident area.
However, at the time of the accident, there were no landmine landmarks, and it was investigated that the ROK military did not conduct a separate mine search and removal operation.
The court said, “The ROK military has an obligation to protect the lives and safety of the people by preventing disasters caused by military explosives, regardless of which entity, such as North Korea, installed them. acknowledged responsibility for negligence.
However, the court decided to pay compensation by reducing some of the state responsibility, considering that Mr.
/yunhap news