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First Court Ruling Against North Korea | South Korea News
A South Korean court just delivered a historic verdict, awarding $36,400 to a North Korean defector who claims she was tortured and sexually assaulted after being forcibly returned to North Korea from China. This is the first time a South Korean court has ruled on a damages claim against Kim Jong-un himself, fully siding with plaintiff Choi Min-kyeong, who also leads a group supporting families of North Korean detainees. Escaping North Korea in 1997, she was sent back in 2008 and endured five months of abuse before fleeing again in 2012. The lawsuit, filed last July, used a public notice…
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