1. The plaintiff's claim is dismissed.

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

1. On February 6, 2014, the Plaintiff entered the Republic of Egypt (hereinafter referred to as “Egypt”) as a foreigner of the nationality of the Republic of Egypt (hereinafter referred to as “Egypt”) and filed an application for refugee status with the Defendant on December 26, 2014 after the expiration of the period of stay (B-2 March 8, 2014).

On November 23, 2015, 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 filed an objection with the Minister of Justice on December 14, 2015, but was dismissed on October 27, 2016.

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

2. Whether the disposition is lawful;

A. The gist of the Plaintiff’s assertion is that the Plaintiff, as a simple support person of the Muslim group, participated in a demonstration supported by the former president, and is likely to be persecutiond by Egypt police officers and soldiers.

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 former Refugee Act, Article 1 of the Refugee Convention, and Article 1 of the Refugee Protocol, foreigners who, owing to well-founded fear of being injured on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, are unable to be protected of the country of nationality or who, owing to such fear, do not want to be protected of the country of nationality, or a state of nationality who, owing to such fear, was unable to return to or does not want to return to the country of nationality, should be recognized as a refugee, and “persecution” which is the requirement for recognition of a refugee is life and body.