High court revokes order to compensate S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

High court revokes order to compensate S. Korean A-bomb sufferer

FUKUOKA, Japan - One of relatives and a supporter of a deceased South Korean atomic-bomb sufferer holds a placard reading ''Unjustifiable Verdict'' after the Fukuoka High Court overturned a lower court ruling that ordered the Nagasaki city government to pay healthcare benefits to the relatives of the sufferer, saying the time limit for the plaintiff to seek the money has run out.

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