Korean Political Oppositions Vows to Oppose Military Intelligence Sharing Pact with Japan

This opposition by the Korean left to the ROK-Japan military intelligence sharing pact is not surprising.  Japanese Prime Minister Abe could apologize for everything from the Hideyoshi invasion of Korea to World War II and then commit seppuku on top of Mt. Namsan and the Korean left would still oppose this pact simply because the Korean right wants it:

Opposition parties Tuesday set in motion a campaign to oust Defense Minister Han Min-koo over a controversial military pact with Japan that was tentatively signed by the two sides late Monday.

Making good on their pledge, the three groups — the Democratic Party of Korea, People’s Party and Justice Party — decided to submit a parliamentary motion to recommend the minister’s dismissal on Nov. 30 and put it to vote at a plenary session slated for Dec. 2.

Its passage is likely, since the opposition bloc controls more than a majority of seats in Parliament.

A provisional deal was reached in Tokyo on Monday evening on the General Security of Military Information Agreement, which aims to enhance cooperation in coping with North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats. It does not require parliamentary ratification.

A previous effort to sign the deal was derailed in 2012 in the face of strong public disapproval in Seoul.

The opposition parties have threatened to unseat the defense minister if he pushes through the deal this time, without public consensus.

The tentative signing came less than two weeks after talks reopened between the two countries on military intelligence sharing. The first working-level meeting was held on Nov. 1. Seoul and Tokyo had made official the negotiation’s resumption on Oct. 27.   [Korea Herald]

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