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 March 21, 2016, the Plaintiff entered the Republic of Korea as a non-Visa (B-1) on March 21, 2016, and applied for refugee recognition to the Defendant on April 20, 2016.

B. On July 15, 2016, the Defendant rendered a disposition of non-recognition of refugee status (hereinafter “instant disposition”) to the Plaintiff on the ground that the Plaintiff cannot be deemed as having “a sufficiently-founded fear of persecution” as stipulated in Article 1 of the Convention on the Status of Refugees and Article 1 of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.

C. On August 22, 2016, the Plaintiff filed an objection with the Minister of Justice, but was dismissed on April 21, 2017.

[Ground of recognition] Evidence Nos. 1 through 4, Evidence Nos. 1 through 4, and the purport of the whole pleadings

2. Whether the instant disposition is lawful

A. The gist of the Plaintiff’s assertion is threatening to kill a partner due to a monetary problem between the partner and the partner.

Nevertheless, the instant disposition that did not recognize the Plaintiff as a refugee is unlawful.

B. 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 in the Republic of Korea who are unable to be protected or do not want to be protected from the country of nationality due to well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, should be recognized as refugee. “persecution” which is a requirement for recognition of refugee refers to “an act causing serious infringement or discrimination against essential human dignity, including threats to life, body or freedom,” and in light of these legal principles, a foreigner applying for recognition of refugee status must prove that there is “confistly-founded fear” subject to such persecution.