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South Korean court orders North Korea to pay damages over 2020 liaison office demolition, media reports
By Joyce Lee and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages over its 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean
SEOUL, Sept 16 (Reuters) – A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages over its 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office, South Korean media reported, marking the first ruling in a lawsuit brought by South Korea against Pyongyang.
South Korea’s previous conservative government, led by former President Yoon Suk Yeol, filed the suit in June 2023. Yoon was later ousted from office after his short-lived December 2024 martial law declaration.
The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favour of the South Korean government, ordering Pyongyang to pay the full 44.6 billion won sought by Seoul for the demolition of the building in the border town of Kaesong in 2020, Yonhap News Agency reported.
