韓國棄國籍逃兵役人數創新高

South Korea's minor opposition People's Party said last Monday around 3,400 men give up their citizenship annually to evade the mandatory military duty, adding the government should take steps to restrict their economic activities in the country.

韓國在野黨民國黨上週一表示，韓國每年約有3400人爲逃避服兵役而放棄韓國國籍。該黨補充稱，政府應當採取措施限制他們在國內的經濟活動。

Currently, all able-bodied South Korean men between the ages of 18 and 35 must serve in the military for about two years.

根據韓國的當前規定，所有18到35歲的體格健全男子必須服兩年兵役。

According to the data compiled by Rep. Kim Joong-ro of the People's Party, however, 17,222 South Korean men subject to conscription gave up their nationality from 2012 through July of this year.

據民國黨議員金中路提交的資料顯示，自2012年到今年7月間，兵役義務對象中有17222人放棄了國籍。

Most of those that opted not to serve became either U.S., Japanese or Canadian citizens.

他們大多數加入了美國、日本或者加拿大國籍。

Kim said of those that decided to surrender their nationality, 31 were family members of high-ranking civil servants, adding the government should impose stronger regulations on such ethnic Koreans holding foreign citizenships.

金中路表示，這些人中有31名是現任韓國政府高層公職人員的孩子。此外他還稱，政府應當對這些持有雙重國籍的人加強管制。