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Otto Warmbier's Parents Chase North Korean Assets in Eastern Europe

Kim Young-gyo

   The parents of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died in 2017
   shortly after being released from North Korean detention, want North
   Korea to suffer financially for their son's death. They're on a mission
   to track down and seize the North Korean government's assets worldwide.

   In an interview with VOA's Korean service this week, Fred and Cindy
   Warmbier said they have their eyes on North Korean activities in
   Eastern Europe.

   "The North Koreans continue to run illegal operations out of their
   embassies in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Russia. These are illegal
   businesses, and we will work to close them down," Fred Warmbier said.

   He added, "We anticipate that we would go and take a look at those
   situations and see if we could make a difference there. We just want to
   see what the laws are there and how people feel about the laws."

   Fred Warmbier said the family is contemplating "creative" lawsuits
   against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his sister. Otto's mother,
   Cindy Warmbier, stressed, "There are so many attorneys around the world
   willing to work with us."

   Illegal use of diplomatic compound

   In its 2018 annual report, a U.N. panel of experts identified illegal
   uses of North Korean embassies worldwide. It is not clear whether any
   of those activities has been halted since the report was issued.

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