If we demand apologies and compensation for crimes from the Japanese government but remain silent on the horrors we have ourselves committed, we will never be free from criticisms of hypocrisy
Hankyoreh 21 reporter Koh Kyoung-tae revealed the tragic events that had occurred in the villages of Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat through photographs and documents declassified by the US
The South Korean government had claimed that because of the statute of limitations on the right to claim damages, it could not be held liable for compensation even if illegal actions were acknowledged to have taken place
A Seoul court ordered the state to pay damages amounting to US$24,000 to a woman who was injured during a 1968 civilian massacre by Korean troops in her village that killed multiple of her family members