South Korean Court Orders North Korea to Pay 44.6 Billion Won Over Liaison Office Demolition

TREE NEWS update: The Seoul Central District Court ruled on the 16th that North Korea must pay the South Korean government about 44.6 billion won (roughly $32.5 million at 1,371 won per dollar) for unilaterally blowing up the inter-Korean liaison office building. The court upheld the plaintiff’s claim but did not specify its reasoning. It is the first time the South Korean government has sued North Korea as a plaintiff and won.