Korea was demanded to pay $ 500 million to the family of an American who died in the country
According to the decree, North Korean authorities are guilty of torture and extrajudicial murder of a US student.
A federal judge in the United States demanded that Pyongyang pay $ 500 million to the family of Otto Uormbir, who died in North Korea, reports RTVi.
In the lawsuit, Fred and Cindy Wormbier’s parents claimed that North Korea took their son hostage, where he was severely tortured, with the result that Otto died. They demanded in court to recover from Pyongyang a little over $ 1 billion of compensation.
An American student was arrested in 2016 year during a tourist trip to the DPRK. He was accused of stealing a propaganda poster from a hotel and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The trial of his case lasted exactly one hour. He was refused a request to contact his relatives.
When he fell ill and fell into a coma, he was sent to the USA. He died in a hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, a few days after his arrival.
Recall that after the death of a student from the United States travel agencies refuseI bring Americans to the DPRK.
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