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SK Court Orders North Korea to Pay 1 Billion Baht for 2020 Blast

SK Court Orders North Korea to Pay 1 Billion Baht for 2020 Blast

MGR Online•International•41m ago

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A Seoul court has ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won in damages for the 2020 destruction of a joint liaison office.

  • •The Seoul Central District Court ordered North Korea to pay 44,600 million won to South Korea.
  • •The ruling concerns the demolition of the liaison office in Kaesong in 2020.
  • •The lawsuit was filed in June 2023 by the previous conservative government under former President Yoon Suk Yeol.
  • •North Korea blew up the building on June 16, 2020, citing propaganda leaflets from defectors.

Overview

  • •North Korea detonated the liaison office in the Kaesong Industrial Complex on June 16, 2020.
  • •The previous South Korean government led by former President Yoon Suk Yeol filed a lawsuit in June 2023 to prevent the statute of limitations on damages from expiring.
  • •The Seoul Central District Court ordered North Korea to pay 44,600 million won, approximately 1,000 million baht, and legal costs.
  • •The Kaesong liaison office was established under the 2018 Panmunjom Declaration for 24-hour communication between the two Koreas.
  • •The South Korean Ministry of Unification stated it respects the court's decision and will consider necessary follow-up measures.
  • •South Korea currently has no method to force North Korea to pay the damages, and North Korea is unlikely to respond to the lawsuit.
  • •President Lee Jae-myung has attempted to improve relations since taking office last year, but Kim Jong Un has rejected these overtures and declared South Korea a hostile state.

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Key Quotes

South Korean Government
"a clearly illegal act"
การกระทำที่ผิดกฎหมายอย่างชัดเจน

Key Entities

Organization

North Korea(เกาหลีเหนือ)ℹ️
The party ordered to pay damages for destroying the liaison office in Kaesong.
South Korea(เกาหลีใต้)ℹ️
The party that sued North Korea and won the court case for damages.
Seoul Court(ศาลกรุงโซล)
The judicial body that ordered North Korea to pay damages.
Seoul Central District Court(ศาลแขวงกลางกรุงโซล)ℹ️
The court that ruled in favor of the South Korean government regarding the Kaesong building demolition.
Yonhap(ยอนฮัป)ℹ️
The news agency that reported the court's decision.
Ministry of Unification(กระทรวงการรวมชาติ)ℹ️
The South Korean ministry that expressed respect for the court's ruling.

Person

Yoon Suk Yeol(ยุน ซอกยอล)ℹ️
Former President of South Korea who filed the lawsuit in June 2023 before being removed from office in December 2024.
Lee Jae-myong(อี แจ-มยอง)
President of South Korea who has attempted to improve relations since taking office last year.
Kim Jong Un(คิม จองอึน)ℹ️
Leader of North Korea who has rejected South Korean overtures and declared South Korea a hostile state.

Place

Pyongyang(เปียงยาง)ℹ️
The capital of North Korea mentioned as the entity to be paid.
Kaesong(แกซอง)ℹ️
The border city where the liaison office was located and destroyed.

Policy

Panmunjom Declaration(ปฏิญญาปันมุนจอม)ℹ️
The 2018 agreement under which the Kaesong liaison office was established.