After fleeing to avoid enlistment, two Russians win right to apply for refugee status in South Korea
INCHEON - A South Korean court on Tuesday granted two Russian asylum seekers who have been stranded at Incheon airport for months the right to apply for refugee status, allowing them to enter the country.
The three men, whose lawyer requested they not be named out of concern for the safety of their families in Russia, have been living inside Incheon International Airport since October when they fled to avoid beingThey landed in South Korea with hopes of being granted asylum, but the country’s Justice Ministry rejected their refugee applications at the airport.
The rejection prompted the three men to bring the case to court, while they remained stranded in transit areas at the airport for months.
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