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 February 27, 2016, the Plaintiff entered the Republic of Korea on February 27, 2016, and applied for refugee recognition to the Defendant on March 10, 2016.

B. On November 18, 2016, the Defendant issued a disposition of non-recognition of refugee status (hereinafter “instant disposition”) on the ground that the Plaintiff cannot be deemed as having “a well-founded fear that the Plaintiff would suffer from persecution” as stipulated in Article 1 of the Convention on the Status of Refugees (hereinafter “Refugee”) and Article 1 of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (hereinafter “Refugee Protocol”).

C. As to this, the Plaintiff filed an objection with the Minister of Justice on December 19, 2016, but was dismissed on July 18, 2017.

[Reasons for Recognition] Class A, Evidence Nos. 1, 2, Eul Nos. 1 through 5, and the purport of the whole pleadings

2. Whether the instant disposition is lawful

A. The gist of the Plaintiff’s assertion was that the Plaintiff was asked by the organization called KRM (Kumbuwan Rproya Morcha) to resign from the activities of the Nepagya Morca belonging to the Plaintiff and to subscribe to their organization and to pay contributions. Accordingly, the Plaintiff was subject to homicide.

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, and Article 1 of the Refugee Protocol, foreigners in the Republic of Korea who are unable to be protected by the country of nationality or who do not want to be protected by 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, and “persecution” which is a requirement for recognition of refugee refers to “any act causing serious infringement or discrimination against essential human dignity, including threats to life, body or freedom,” and thus applying for recognition of refugee.