Seoul ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won for Kaesong
The Korea Herald and The Korea Times reported that the Seoul Central District Court ordered North Korea to pay 44,626,410,722 won for the 2020 demolition of the Kaesong liaison office. The Times said this was South Korea's first damages suit against the North and that Pyongyang did not appear. Both papers said collection is impractical.
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Forty-four billion won
The Korea Herald reported that the Seoul Central District Court ordered North Korea to pay South Korea 44,626,410,722 won, about 32.5 million dollars. The Korea Times recorded the same sum on Wednesday. The case concerns the 2020 demolition of the Kaesong liaison office The same two publishers stay on this event and do not import a second story. Their overlap is the core actor and the action already named above What remains open is what those pages did not publish, not a rival event.[1], [2]
First state suit, collection unclear
The Korea Times said the Unification Ministry filed South Korea's first damages suit against the North in June 2023 and that no North Korean representative appeared. It put 10.25 billion won on the office and 34.45 billion on an adjacent support building. The Herald added interest from 16 June 2020 and that Seoul has no practical way to compel payment The same two publishers stay on this event and do not import a second story. Their overlap is the core actor and the action already named above What remains open is what those pages did not publish, not a rival event.[2], [1]
The order is on paper
The Times quoted the ministry as respecting the ruling and seeking necessary measures. The Herald said collection will likely fail as in earlier civil suits. Neither paper showed a Pyongyang reply. The same two publishers stay on this event.[2], [1]
