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Seoul Moves to Introduce Pro-Japanese Collaborators Bill

Written: 2004-08-03 00:00:00Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

The Seoul government plans to announce an implementing decree on a proposed law that targets pro-Japanese collaborators from Korea's colonial past.

The proposal has yet to be enacted, pending parliamentary approval in September.

The controversial collaborator bill is aimed at identifying Koreans who colluded with Japanese authorities during Tokyo's 35-year colonial rule of Korea from 1910 to 1945.

The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs plans to make available the implementing decree from Wednesday by posting the contents of the bill online and in its official Gazette.

The collaborator bill stipulates, among other things, that past contributions of more than 100,000 won are to be considered as falling within the scope of pro-Japanese activities.

The legislation, which has drawn criticism from the conservative GNP, is expected to be pushed through parliament in September on the back of ruling party and minor Democratic Labor Party efforts.

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