[CPEO-MEF] South Korea kerosene spill

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Court orders S. Korea to pay for oil cleanup


By Erik Slavin
Stars and Stripes Pacific edition
August 25, 2007


SEOUL - U.S. Forces Korea officials maintained Thursday that the source 
of a 2001 kerosene leak near Yongsan Garrison remains unknown, despite a 
recent court ruling that cited the base as its source.

A Seoul Central District Court three-judge panel ruled Tuesday that the 
South Korean government must pay the city of Seoul an estimated 1.82 
billion won (about $1.93 million) to compensate for cleaning up a 2001 
oil spill in a Noksapyeong subway station tunnel.

Because of the Status of Forces Agreement, the leak, if it came from a 
U.S. military facility, is the national government's responsibility. 
South Korea can negotiate with the U.S. government for compensation.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=48306

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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