Seoul court rules ROK must pay survivor of massacre, but case unlikely to affect growing ties with Vietnam
A Seoul court recently ruled in favor of a survivor of a South Korean massacre during the Vietnam War, marking the first such victory for Vietnamese victims. But despite the issue's sensitivity, it’s unlikely to hamper flourishing relations between Seoul and Hanoi.
On Tuesday, the Seoul Central District Court ordered the South Korean government to pay $23,900 (30 million won) in compensation to Nguyen Thi Thanh. According to Nguyen, then eight years old, a South Korean military unit opened fire on civilians and killed five of her family members in Phong Nhi village in Feb. 1968.
A Seoul court recently ruled in favor of a survivor of a South Korean massacre during the Vietnam War, marking the first such victory for Vietnamese victims. But despite the issue's sensitivity, it’s unlikely to hamper flourishing relations between Seoul and Hanoi.
On Tuesday, the Seoul Central District Court ordered the South Korean government to pay $23,900 (30 million won) in compensation to Nguyen Thi Thanh. According to Nguyen, then eight years old, a South Korean military unit opened fire on civilians and killed five of her family members in Phong Nhi village in Feb. 1968.
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