A South Korean petition calling for the impeachment of the judge who dismissed a lawsuit against Japanese companies has gathered more than 250,000 signatures.
The petition, uploaded this week after the court ruling, has reached the required number of signatures for the presidential Blue House to respond,
"The individual right of a Korean national to claims against
The victims are seeking reparations from 16 Japanese companies, including
The petition said Kim's ruling was "nothing but an anti-national judgment that reflects the position of the far-right in
Online activists also said that there is "no legal justification for introducing a non-compulsory interpretation of international law, and using it in a domestic trial."
The court decision also diverged from a previous South Korean ruling. In 2018, the nation's
Activists said in their petition that Kim's decision was politically motivated and was reached without reference to legal precedent.
Kim must be "impeached immediately" to "restore the judiciary and the conscience of the nation," the petition read.
South Korean President
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