A group of former "comfort women" in South Korea are set to appeal a local court ruling that dismissed their damages lawsuit against the Japanese government over their treatment at Japanese military brothels during World War II, one of them said Wednesday.The April 21 ruling by the Seoul Central District Court followed a contrary one in January by the same court but by a different panel of judges that ordered the Japanese government to compensate 12 women, including those who have died since filing the suit.The appeal plan was announced by Lee Yong Soo, a 92-year-old former comfort woman an…READ FULL ARTICLE
