
© AFP PhotoAmerican soldiers are on their way to place anti-tank mines on a road, 06 August 1950, to stop the North Koreans from advancing.
A group of South Korean former "comfort women", who worked in state-controlled brothels for the US military after the 1950-53 Korean War, has reportedly filed a suit demanding compensation from the authorities for forced prostitution.
It's the first time that such legal action has been taken regarding the brothels, or
"special areas" that were sanctioned by the South Korean government, The Asahi Shimbun media outlet
reported.
The women are seeking 10 million won ($9,850) for being made to serve as
"US military comfort women" after the Korean War ended in 1953.
The suit, filed on June 25, stated that the South Korean authorities subjugated the women and forced them to provide sex, violating their human rights.
Moreover, the group said that they had been obliged to go through medical check-ups for sexually transmitted diseases.
The plaintiffs also urged the authorities to issue an official apology, revealing the true historical facts.
Comment: A drop in the bucket in terms of police corruption and deviance. See our SOTT Talk Radio discussion: Para-military Police State: U.S. cops out of control?