Judgment compensating North Korea Two Korean prisoners of war in the Korean War sueded July 7, 20:57
Two Koreans, who were taken prisoners to the North Korean side during the Korean War and then defected, asked the North Korean government and Kim Jung-un (Kim Jong-un), the chairman of the Korean Labor Party, for damages in a court in South Korea. On the 7th, he handed down a judgment ordering compensation of approximately 3.7 million yen in Japanese yen. The Korean media reported that the Korean court was the first to order compensation from North Korea.
The trial was carried out by the North Koreans during the Korean War as prisoners of war, and the two Koreans who defected in 2000 and 2001 respectively were then detained in the north and forced to work. Four years ago, he filed an appeal for damages to the North Korean government and Kim Jung-un, chairman of the Korean Labor Party.
The first trial of the Seoul Central District Court ruled on July 7 that the North Korean government and Chairman Kim will be indemnified for 41 million won (approximately 3.7 million yen in Japanese yen) as "to accept all claims of the plaintiffs." I handed over.
The Korean media reported that the Korean court was the first to order compensation from North Korea.
The North Korean side did not respond to the trial, and the plaintiff side, who had a press conference after the judgment, said that the judgment would be finalized as it is, but it was unable to remit to the North Korean side due to sanctions, used by the Korean media The policy to seize copyright fees for North Korean images has been announced.
In South Korea last month, 13 Koreans claiming that their families were taken away by the North during the Korean War and have been separated from each other have also filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the North Korean government and Chairman Kim.