Victim of Military Government's 'Forced Conscription' Wins State Opponent in Second Trial

The court again ruled that the state should compensate victims who were mobilized for greening projects or forced to engage in fracas activities after being forcibly conscripted during the military regime.

The Seoul High Court ruled in favor of some of the plaintiffs, as in the first trial, in an appeal case filed by victim Kang and others against the state.

At the same time, the state paid 30 million won to 80 million won as alimony to the victims.

Earlier, the Park Chung-hee and Jeon Doo-hwan administrations forcibly recruited college students who participated in the student movement and carried out a greening project, saying they would provide mental education.

Recently, courts have issued a series of rulings that the state should compensate victims of forced conscription.