供託金差し押さえ申請認める　日立造船敗訴の元徴用工訴訟―韓国裁判所

　【ソウル時事】韓国の元徴用工が日立造船に損害賠償を求め、昨年１２月に韓国最高裁で勝訴が確定した訴訟を巡り、原告側による供託金の差し押さえ申請が認められたことが２４日、原告側弁護士への取材で分かった。供託金は日立造船が裁判所に預けていた。間接的とはいえ、日本企業の資金が原告側に渡れば初めてとなる。
　日立造船は二審敗訴後の２０１９年、韓国内の資産の強制執行を防ぐために６０００万ウォン（約６６０万円）を供託。原告側は今月１０日、この供託金を受け取るため、裁判所に差し押さえを申請していた。
　日本政府は、１９６５年の日韓請求権協定で元徴用工問題は解決済みとの立場。日立造船は今後の対応について「コメントできない」としている。（2024/01/24-20:14）

A South Korean court has approved the seizure of funds that Japan's Hitachi Zosen Corp. deposited with a court over a wartime labor lawsuit, the plaintiff side's lawyer said Wednesday.
   The plaintiff side filed for the seizure of the deposit on Jan. 10, hoping to receive it after South Korea's Supreme Court in December finalized a ruling ordering the major heavy machinery maker to pay 50 million won as compensation over conscripted labor during World War II.
   If the plaintiff side receives the money, it would be the first case of funds from a Japanese company being transferred to plaintiffs in wartime labor cases, albeit indirectly.
   Hitachi Zosen officials said the company cannot comment on its response to the latest court decision.
   The company deposited 60 million won with a court after a high court ruled against the company in 2019. The deposit was aimed at preventing its assets in the country from being forcibly seized.