Disability News Japan

On November 22nd, a Korean disability activist Park Kyung-Seok was deported from Japan after seven hours at Narita Airport, along with his two caregivers. The reason given for Park’s deportation was that in South Korea he has received a suspended sentence for violation of the Assemblies and Demonstrations Act in 2012 for attending an illegal demonstration in South Korea and that under Article 5, paragraph 1, paragraph 4 of the Japanese Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Park could be deported. However, Park had been allowed to enter Japan in 2016 and in May of this year, at the invitation of Amnesty International, according to Daisaku Seto of the ‘Anti-Poverty Network’.

Episode Notes:

‘Reasons Emerge for Korean Disability Activist Park Kyung-Seok’s Deportation at Narita’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/11/26/reasons-emerge-for-korean-disability-activist-park-kyung-seoks-deportation-at-narita/