South Korean Court Orders Compensation for Survivor of Vietnam War Massacre

Vietnamese woman Nguyen Thi Thanh on a computer monitor as she speaks outside the court at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 7, 2023. Ryu Young-suk/Yonhap via AP

A South Korean court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a Vietnamese woman who suffered a gunshot wound and lost family members in a massacre committed by South Korean marines in 1968 during the Vietnam War.

The Seoul Central District Court ordered the government to pay Nguyen Thi Thanh 30 million won (about $23,800) in compensation, calling the shooting by South Korean marines during the Vietnam War an “illegal act.”