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1. The plaintiff's claim is dismissed.
2. The costs of lawsuit shall be borne by the Plaintiff.
Reasons
1. Details of the disposition;
A. On June 18, 2014, the Plaintiff entered the Republic of Korea with the visa of the Tourism Department (B-2) on June 18, 2014, and applied for refugee recognition to the Defendant on June 24, 2014.
B. On January 18, 2016, the Defendant rendered a disposition of non-recognition of refugee status (hereinafter “instant disposition”) to the Plaintiff on the ground that there is a well-founded fear that the Plaintiff would be detrimental to the status of refugee under Article 1 of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (hereinafter “Refugee”) and Article 1 of the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (hereinafter “Refugee Protocol”).
C. On February 19, 2016, the Plaintiff filed an objection with the Minister of Justice, but the said objection was dismissed on June 30, 2016.
[Ground of recognition] Evidence Nos. 1 through 4, Evidence Nos. 1 and 2, and the purport of the whole pleadings
2. Whether the instant disposition is lawful
A. The plaintiff's assertion is threatened with murder by Hoti Group on the ground that he/she prepared articles about Hoti forces while serving as a reporter of B newspaper in his/her home country.
In the event that the Plaintiff’s return to home country is likely to be detrimental to a certain social group on the ground of its member’s status, 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 on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, should be recognized as refugee, and “persecution” which is the requirement for recognition of refugee status causes serious infringement or discrimination against the essential human dignity, including threats to life, body or freedom.