South Korean court orders North Korea to pay damages over 2020 liaison office demolition, Yonhap reports


SEOUL, Sept ⁠16 (Reuters) - A Seoul ⁠court on Wednesday ‌ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) ​in damages over ⁠its 2020 ⁠demolition of an inter-Korean liaison ⁠office, ‌marking the first judgment ⁠in a lawsuit brought ​by ‌the South Korean government ⁠against ​North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported.

South Korea's ⁠previous conservative government, ​led by former President Yoon Suk Yeol, filed ⁠the suit in June 2023, before Yoon was ousted from ​office after ⁠his short-lived December 2024 ​martial law ‌declaration.

($1= 1370.9 won)

(Reporting ​by Kyu-seok ShimEditing by Ed Davies)

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