On August 28, Asia Economy (Asia Business Daily) reported that the Seoul Central District Court fully ruled in favor of Choi Min-kyung, head of a group representing families of people detained in North Korea, ordering North Korea to pay 50 million won in a civil suit brought with the support of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB). The article, citing NKDB, described the case as historically significant as the first suit filed by a North Korean-born victim seeking accountability from the regime. It also detailed Choi's account of being forcibly repatriated in 2008 and subjected to sexual violence and torture at a detention facility in Onsong, North Hamgyong Province, and noted that North Korea is unlikely to comply with the payment given its record in past rulings.
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On August 28, Asia Economy (Asia Business Daily) reported that the Seoul Central District Court fully ruled in favor of Choi Min-kyung, head of a group representing families of people detained in North Korea, ordering North Korea to pay 50 million won in a civil suit brought with the support of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB). The article, citing NKDB, described the case as historically significant as the first suit filed by a North Korean-born victim seeking accountability from the regime. It also detailed Choi's account of being forcibly repatriated in 2008 and subjected to sexual violence and torture at a detention facility in Onsong, North Hamgyong Province, and noted that North Korea is unlikely to comply with the payment given its record in past rulings.
To read the full article, please click HERE.