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(Bloomberg) -- A federal judge in Washington awarded $500 million in damages to the family of Otto Warmbier, an Ohio student who died after being detained in North Korea for more than 17 months.
The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in April against the North Korean government by Warmbier’s parents, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, accusing it of torturing their son. North Korea didn’t contest the case. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued a default judgment Monday, but it’s likely North Korea will refuse to pay.
“We are thankful that the United States has a fair and open judicial system so that the world can see that the Kim regime is legally and morally responsible for Otto’s death,” Fred and Cindy Warmbier said in a statement. “We promised Otto that we will never rest until we have justice for him.”
The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in April against the North Korean government by Warmbier’s parents, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, accusing it of torturing their son. North Korea didn’t contest the case. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued a default judgment Monday, but it’s likely North Korea will refuse to pay.
“We are thankful that the United States has a fair and open judicial system so that the world can see that the Kim regime is legally and morally responsible for Otto’s death,” Fred and Cindy Warmbier said in a statement. “We promised Otto that we will never rest until we have justice for him.”
