Some COVID-19 Positive Inmates at Dongbu Detention Center File Lawsuit Against Government

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyungsoo] In Seoul Eastern Detention Center, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred, inmates who tested positive have filed a lawsuit against the government.

According to the legal community on the 6th, four inmates of the Eastern Detention Center submitted a damage compensation lawsuit to the Seoul Central District Court, claiming a total of 40 million won, 10 million won per person, against the state. They also applied for evidence preservation of the detention center's closed-circuit television (CCTV).

The inmates who filed the lawsuit tested positive for COVID-19 at the Eastern Detention Center. They are pretrial detainees whose guilt has not been confirmed.

Attorney Kwak Junho of Law Firm Cheong is representing the plaintiffs. The inmates decided to hold the government accountable, claiming that the government did not provide masks and failed to isolate confirmed cases.

Including the 66 additional confirmed cases from the 6th full-scale investigation announced by the Eastern Detention Center this morning, the cumulative number of confirmed cases reaches 1,160.

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