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 October 26, 2017, the Plaintiff entered the Republic of Korea with the visa exemption (B-1) status on October 26, 2017, and applied for refugee status to the Defendant on December 29, 2017.

B. On February 13, 2018, 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 March 21, 2018, but the Minister of Justice dismissed the Plaintiff’s objection on September 14, 2018.

[Ground of recognition] Facts without dispute, Gap evidence 3, 4, Eul evidence 1 and 2, the purport of the whole pleadings

2. Whether the instant disposition is lawful

A. The Plaintiff asserted that the flagpoles had been operated in the country of nationality, and the vegetists destroyed the Plaintiff’s shop, and the Plaintiff filed a criminal complaint, which led to intimidation against the Plaintiff, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the complaint.

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 a foreigner who, owing to such fear, is unable to return to or does not want to return to the country in which he resided before entering the Republic of Korea.