Residents in 4th Lawsuit Over Fighter Jet Noise Damage at Gwangju Airport Effectively 'Win'

Compensation of 16.7 Billion Won for 9,180 People in Total

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Residents participating in the 4th lawsuit over fighter jet noise damage at Gwangju Airport will receive compensation.

According to the Gwangsan-gu Residents' Countermeasure Committee for Gwangju Airport Fighter Jet Noise Damage Lawsuit (Chairman Guk Ganghyun of Gwangsan-gu Council) on the 2nd, the Ministry of National Defense did not provide an opinion on the court's recommendation on the 26th of last month, resulting in the final confirmation of the reconciliation recommendation judgment for the Gwangju Airport fighter jet noise damage lawsuit.

This de facto victory ruling is the fourth following those in 2005, 2007, and 2009. Among the 10,418 people who filed lawsuits in 2014, 9,180 will receive a total compensation of 16.7 billion KRW, bringing the total accumulated compensation to 67.5 billion KRW.

The payment period is retroactive for the past three years, covering a maximum of 82 months from July 2011 to May 2018. Once the payment procedures are prepared, compensation will be paid starting from the 3rd, calculated based on the residence period and interest due to lawsuit delays, to the accounts submitted at the time of filing the lawsuit.

Document submission and change requests will be announced later.

Additionally, the progress and results of lawsuits involving 16,391 participants in additional lawsuits (5,894 in August 2017, 2,029 in December 2017, and 8,468 in November 2018) will continue to be announced.

Chairman Guk Ganghyun said, “In a situation where the damage to ordinary citizens is severe due to COVID-19, I hope this compensation will be like rain in a drought, providing comfort. We will continue to prepare measures for noise damage and expand compensation eligibility from the current noise level of 85 WEC to areas with 80 WEC.”

Meanwhile, the countermeasure committee plans to hold a related press conference at 2 p.m. on the 3rd in the briefing room of the Gwangju City Council.

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