2. The costs of lawsuit shall be borne by the Plaintiff.

On September 22, 2016, the Defendant rendered a disposition of non-recognition of refugee status (hereinafter referred to as “instant disposition”) to the Plaintiff on the ground that the Plaintiff’s assertion does not constitute “a sufficiently-founded fear that it would be prejudicial to persecution” as stipulated in Article 1 of the Convention on the Status of Refugees (hereinafter referred to as “Refugee”) and Article 1 of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (hereinafter referred to as “Refugee Protocol”).

The Plaintiff received a notice of decision on non-recognition of refugee status on October 4, 2016 and raised an objection to the Minister of Justice on October 27, 2016, but was dismissed on the same ground as of April 21, 2017.

[Ground of recognition] Facts without dispute, Gap evidence Nos. 1 through 4, Eul evidence Nos. 1, 2 and 4, the purport of the whole pleadings

2. In full view of the provisions of Article 2 subparag. 1 and Article 18 of the Refugee Act, Article 1 of the Refugee Convention, Article 1 of the Refugee Protocol, and Article 1 of the Refugee Protocol, foreigners who, owing to well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, are unable or do not want to be protected by the country of nationality, or who, owing to such fear, is unable or does not want to return to the country of nationality, which has resided in the Republic of Korea before entering the Republic of Korea, or who is unable or does not want to return to the country of nationality. The term “persecution” which is the requirement for the recognition of refugee refers to “any threat to life, body or freedom, and any act causing serious infringement or discrimination on the essential human dignity,” and the foreigner applying for the recognition of refugee refers to “any such persecution fear”.