South Korea Faces Legal Battle Over 'Comfort Women' Fund Usage

Legal battle looms over use of 2015 'comfort women' fund for compensation

A legal dispute has emerged over whether the remaining funds from the 2015 bilateral agreement on Japan's wartime sexual slavery can be used to compensate a victim’s family, after the South Korean government filed an objection to a court decision ordering payment. According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and legal officials on Friday, the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation submitted an objection on March 3 to a compulsory mediation decision by the Seoul Central District Court.

By The Korea Herald