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More than one million square meters of land belonging to Koreans alleged to have collaborated with the Japanese colonial government will be taken over by the state.
The Investigative Commission on Pro-Japanese Collaborators' Property announced on Monday it will seize W25.7 billion (US$1=W929) worth of land from the descendants of 10 alleged collaborators who worked for Japan during its 35-year colonial rule over the Korean peninsula.
The people in question are said to have helped Japan colonize and rule the Korean peninsula in exchange for money or high-ranking positions.
This planned seizure is the second of its kind after confiscation of land owned by descendants of nine other alleged collaborators took place last May.
The commission says this is part of Seoul's efforts to put closure on the country's painful past.
Under a special law enacted in 2005, the commission has listed some 450 people who collaborated during the colonial period and says it will continue investigating and seizing their assets.
The assets will be used to assist the people or their descendants who fought for independence during the colonial occupation as well as to fund projects commemorating the independence movement.
Arirang News
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