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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOtto Warmbier's parents file claim for seized N.Korean cargo ship
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/07/05/politics/warmbier-claim-north-korean-cargo-ship/index.html...."In December, a federal judge awarded the Warmbier family more than half a billion dollars in a wrongful death suit against the North Korean government.
North Korea never engaged in settlement discussions, according to the new filing, "Hence, the Warmbiers are left to chase down the assets of North Korea to recover what they can for the torture and death of their son at the hands of North Korea's dictator, who with "his cronies, show(s) no regard for human life.""
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"We are committed to holding North Korea accountable for the death of our son Otto, and will work tirelessly to seize North Korean assets wherever they may be found," Fred and Cindy Warmbier said in a statement.
The seized ship was used to transport coal from North Korea that was sold in other countries, including China, the Justice Department said in May. The US and the United Nations have said that North Korea has used illicit sales of its coal to fund the country's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles program.".....(more)
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Otto Warmbier's parents file claim for seized N.Korean cargo ship (Original Post)
Tanuki
Jul 2019
OP
Trump's relationship with NK is very disrespectful to people from USA, South Korea, Japan,
IronLionZion
Jul 2019
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SunSeeker
(51,646 posts)1. K & R
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,136 posts)2. Good for them
Wonder if Trump will intervene on behalf of his BFF Kim Jong Un.
IronLionZion
(45,494 posts)4. Trump's relationship with NK is very disrespectful to people from USA, South Korea, Japan,
etc. who have been kidnapped, tortured, imprisoned, or killed by the North Korean government. Some were journalists, tourists, missionaries, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_nationals_detained_in_North_Korea
Ilsa
(61,696 posts)5. Good. I'm confident they'll put the money
to good use to honor their son and others. I suspect they wouldn't take a dime of it as it is "blood money."