On August 28, Korea JoongAng Daily reported that the Seoul Central District Court ruled entirely in favor of Choi Min-kyung, head of a group representing families of people detained in North Korea, ordering Kim Jong Un to pay 50 million won ($36,400) in damages. The article noted this marked the first South Korean court ruling on a damages suit filed by a North Korean defector against Kim, and detailed how Choi filed the lawsuit last July with assistance from the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. It further described Choi's forced repatriation from China in 2008 and the torture and sexual assault she says she endured in detention, as well as her continued struggle with PTSD.
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On August 28, Korea JoongAng Daily reported that the Seoul Central District Court ruled entirely in favor of Choi Min-kyung, head of a group representing families of people detained in North Korea, ordering Kim Jong Un to pay 50 million won ($36,400) in damages. The article noted this marked the first South Korean court ruling on a damages suit filed by a North Korean defector against Kim, and detailed how Choi filed the lawsuit last July with assistance from the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. It further described Choi's forced repatriation from China in 2008 and the torture and sexual assault she says she endured in detention, as well as her continued struggle with PTSD.
To read the full article, please click HERE.