Court Rules in Favor of Russian Men Seeking Asylum in South Korea
It will be interesting to see if this ruling leads to more Russian men trying to seek asylum in South Korea:
A local court on Tuesday ordered the Incheon Immigration Office to review refugee applications submitted by two Russian men who landed in Incheon International Airport last year after fleeing the military draft in their home country.
Korea Times
The Incheon District Court ruled in favor of the Russian men who filed complaints against the immigration authority, but dismissed a complaint filed by another man who was in a similar situation.
The judge did not give a detailed explanation about the ruling during the hearing, saying that a detailed verdict will be issued later.
There are two more Russian men ― college student Vladimir Maraktaev and former football player Dzhashar Khubiev ― who are still stuck inside the airport waiting for their next hearing scheduled for late February.
You can read more at the link.
Can a Korean get out of conscription by seeking asylum in Korea?
No.
So, illegal aliens have rights Koreans don’t have.
Uh…
Maybe it isn’t the best strategy for a country with conscription to poke around with the conscription policies of other countries.
Ah, I see where you are going with this. Read the court ruling. It just said immigration had to review their applications, not approve them. Those immigration officials have all done their mandatory military service. Denied. Those malingerers will be breaking rocks and taking bolshoy hoy in a Siberian work camp by the end of the year.
Compare those Rooskies with this guy:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_F._Henry