[Ah] Korean government, postponement of voting due to uncertainties in the “Japanese War Criminal Company Non-Purchase Ordinance”
A draft ordinance that establishes Japanese companies that recruited and damaged workers during the Japanese colonial period as “ war criminals '' in Korean local governments, and that public institutions are obligated not to purchase the products of these companies However, there are some moves to postpone voting. This is because the range of war criminals listed in the ordinance draft is wide, and there are claims that the items that restrict purchases are not clear. The Chungcheongnam-do parliament closed the "Draft Ordinance Concerning Public Purchasing Restrictions on Japanese War Criminal Enterprise Products" passed by the Standing Committee, without adding it to the plenary session held on the 6th. The reason why further examination of the contents of the ordinance draft was necessary was given. The Sejong City Council also postponed the passage of the same ordinance draft that was presented at the plenary session on the 10th. A member of the parliament explained, “There was an opinion that the products produced by war criminals should be clearly stated in the ordinance, and the decision was postponed.” Meanwhile, the Seoul City Council, Busan City Council, Gangwon-do Assembly, Chungcheongbuk-do Assembly and others passed the ordinance draft. Only the procedure for promulgating the ordinance remains. Seoul City will respect the opinions of the city council and proceed with the procedures for promulgating ordinances, but Busan City and Gangwon-do are watching the movements of other local governments. Chungcheongbuk-do also considers the response prior to the procedures for promulgating the ordinance. The war criminal companies included in the ordinance draft include companies that forcibly mobilized Koreans during the colonial period, and companies that were established or owned by the capital of these companies. Companies are also included. An official of the local government said, “The proposal of the ordinance has begun to fight against Japanese economic retaliation, but the scope of war criminal companies is vague enough. Koreans selling products from these companies I'm concerned that it will be damaged. " The target of the ordinance includes local governments and local councils as well as investment institutions. Some say that if the purchase is forcibly restricted, it may be against the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). * Some excerpts from the link below. Continue with the source https://jp.yna.co.kr/view/AJP20190915000300882 document.write(” + ”); Related article document.write(” + ”);