Tracking Down Pro-Japanese Assets Worth At Least 32.5 Billion Won... Recovering Even Sold Property

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A legal body tasked with investigating and recovering the assets of pro-Japanese, anti-national collaborators is being revived after 16 years. The targets for tracking will even include properties that the descendants of pro-Japanese collaborators have already disposed of.

Here is a report from reporter Kim Deok-hyeon.

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The 1st Pro-Japanese Property Investigation Committee was launched back in 2006 during the Roh Moo-hyun administration and operated for four years.

It recovered 237.3 billion won in assets from 168 pro-Japanese collaborators.

Sixteen years have passed since then, and the government enacted a special law last June to re-establish a legal body to track down pro-Japanese assets.

[We will firmly hold people accountable for history. We will rectify the legacy of distorted history and commit all the state's capabilities to protecting the honor and lives of those who dedicated themselves to independence.]

The 2nd Pro-Japanese Property Investigation Committee, to be launched through this new special law, will reinvestigate and deliberate on matters that were previously left unfinished.

It will also examine whether domestic land remaining under Japanese names constitutes pro-Japanese assets.

If necessary, it can summon targets to listen to their statements and apply to the court for preservation dispositions on suspicious assets.

Profits related to assets already disposed of by the descendants of pro-Japanese collaborators will also be subject to recovery, and a reward provision has been newly established for individuals who report pro-Japanese assets or provide related crucial information.

Minister of Justice Jeong Sungho stated, We must create a righteous country where unfair gains made by selling out the country are returned to their rightful place, adding that at least 32.5 billion won in pro-Japanese assets are expected to be recovered.

The pro-Japanese assets recovered in this manner will be used primarily for independence patriots.

Two months ago, the government launched an establishment preparation team consisting of 11 personnel from relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, to formulate investigation plans.

The 2nd Pro-Japanese Property Investigation Committee, which will be composed of nine members in the future, is scheduled to officially launch in December and operate for a maximum of five years.

(Video Editing: Kim Jun-hee, Design: Kang Yun-jung, Jeon Yu-geun)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.