1. The plaintiff's claim is dismissed.

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

1. Details of the disposition;

A. On July 24, 2016, the Plaintiff entered the Republic of Korea with the status of stay for visa exemption (B-1) on July 24, 2016, and applied for refugee recognition to the Defendant on October 18, 2016.

B. On August 25, 2017, the Defendant rendered a decision on refugee status refusal (hereinafter “instant disposition”) against the Plaintiff on the ground that the Plaintiff’s assertion does not constitute a case of “a well-founded fear that would be subject to persecution” as prescribed by Article 1 of the Convention on the Status of Refugees (hereinafter “Refugee Convention”) and Article 1 of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (hereinafter “Refugee Protocol”).

C. The Plaintiff dissatisfied with the instant disposition and filed an objection with the Minister of Justice on September 13, 2017, but the Minister of Justice dismissed the Plaintiff’s objection on June 12, 2018.

[Ground of recognition] Facts without dispute, Gap evidence 3, 4, Eul evidence 1, the purport of the whole pleadings

2. Whether the instant disposition is lawful

A. The plaintiff's assertion is a large amount of obligation in the country of nationality, and the plaintiff was threatened with the obligees because he/she failed to repay his/her obligation properly.

In the event that the plaintiff returned to a country of nationality, the disposition of this case which did not recognize the plaintiff as a refugee despite the possibility of persecution in the above circumstances is unlawful.

B. In full view of the provisions of Article 2 subparag. 1 of the Refugee Act, Article 1 of the Refugee Convention, and Article 1 of the Refugee Protocol, a foreigner who, owing to well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is unable or does not want the protection of the country of nationality, or who, owing to such fear, is unable or does not want to return to the country in which he/she resided before entering the Republic of Korea, or who, owing to such fear, does not want to return to the country of nationality.

Here, recognition of refugee status.