Yoo Seung-jun to establish legal basis for 'entry ban'..Minister of Justice: "Draft evasion, act of treason"

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The Ministry of Justice is moving to establish a legal basis to maintain the entry ban on draft evaders, including singer Yoo Seung-jun (Steve Seung-jun Yoo).

Cha Yong-ho, head of the Immigration and Foreigner Policy Headquarters, stated at a public business meeting held by the Ministry of Justice on the 22nd, "We will clearly define the legal basis under the Immigration Control Act that prohibits the entry of draft evaders who have caused social controversy, such as the Steve Yoo case."

He added, "We will specify the provisions in the Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Control Act by listing the categories of individuals subject to entry bans, thereby explicitly including draft evaders among those prohibited from entering the country."

In this regard, Minister of Justice Jeong Seong-ho pointed out, "It is a bad act to enjoy one's rights to the fullest as a citizen of the Republic of Korea, fail to fulfill military service obligations, then renounce citizenship, and return again to seek personal gain. This is anti-social and disorderly; is it not an act of treason?"

Yoo Seung-jun, who debuted in 1997 and gained popularity, promised to enlist in the military on television but traveled to the United States in January 2002 for performance purposes and acquired U.S. citizenship.

Consequently, the Ministry of Justice restricted Yoo Seung-jun's entry, deeming him "a person for whom there is reason to believe he may engage in actions harmful to the interests or public safety of the Republic of Korea." Yoo Seung-jun, who was subject to the entry ban, applied for a visa at the U.S. Consulate General in Los Angeles under the F-4 resident status for overseas Koreans, but the application was rejected.

Subsequently, Yoo Seung-jun filed a lawsuit requesting the cancellation of the visa rejection and received a final victory judgment from the Supreme Court. However, the Los Angeles Consulate General rejected the visa issuance again, and the third administrative lawsuit appeal is currently underway.

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