South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on the 15th that the South Korean government will investigate and recover the assets improperly collected by pro-Japanese anti-ethnic actors and hold them accountable for their history. Lee Jae-myung said at the 81st anniversary ceremony of Liberation Day held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on the same day that with the official promulgation of the “National Ownership of the Property of Pro-Japanese Anti-National Actors” on June 2, the South Korean government will be more responsible for managing all pro-Japanese property returned to the country to ensure that the relevant property can be fully used to treat and support those who have contributed to independence and their families.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on the 15th that the South Korean government will investigate and recover the assets improperly collected by pro-Japanese anti-ethnic actors and hold them accountable for their history. Lee Jae-myung said at the 81st anniversary ceremony of Liberation Day held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts on the same day that with the official promulgation of the “National Ownership of the Property of Pro-Japanese Anti-National Actors” on June 2, the South Korean government will be more responsible for managing all pro-Japanese property returned to the country to ensure that the relevant property can be fully used to treat and support those who have contributed to independence and their families.