Nanum House and Jeong Dae-hyeop Supporters File Lawsuit Demanding Refund of Donations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Donors to the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (Jeongdaehyeop), the predecessor of the Justice Memory Foundation, and the comfort women support facility 'Nanum-ui Jip (Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province)' have filed a lawsuit in court demanding the return of donations.

The 'Comfort Women Grandmothers Donation and Sponsorship Refund Lawsuit Countermeasure Group (Countermeasure Group)' submitted a complaint on the 24th to the Seoul Central District Court requesting Jeongdaehyeop, Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang, and Nanum-ui Jip to return the donations.

Kim Ki-yoon, the representative of the Countermeasure Group, explained the purpose of the lawsuit as "to claim the return of unjust enrichment by canceling the sponsorship act, and at the same time, to claim civil damages for the illegal acts of these organizations." He added, "Even if the donations are not returned through the lawsuit, if it is revealed that these organizations used the donations for purposes other than the fundraising objectives, the government should step in and consider the return."

This lawsuit is the second lawsuit following the collective donation refund lawsuit filed against Nanum-ui Jip on the 4th of this month. The Countermeasure Group opened an online cafe called 'Comfort Women Grandmothers Donation Refund Lawsuit Countermeasure Group' at the end of last month to recruit donors willing to participate in the lawsuit.

According to the Countermeasure Group, among the 32 donors participating in the second lawsuit, 29 are donors to Nanum-ui Jip, claiming a total of 33.86 million KRW. The remaining three filed lawsuits against Jeongdaehyeop and lawmaker Yoon, claiming 1.72 million KRW.

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