A South Korean court ordered Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong-un to compensate two former prisoners of war who spent decades as forced labourers in the North, in a move that could set a far-reaching legal precedent on the divided peninsula.The ruling was the first time a South Korean court claimed jurisdiction over Pyongyang or issued a compensation order against its leader, according to a campaign group backing the plaintiffs.The two men – one surnamed Han, 87, and the other Ro, 90 – say they were…
from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3092274/kim-jong-un-must-compensate-pows-south-korean-court-rules-legal
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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