A defector from North Korea is suing Kim Jong Un over claims of abuse that she faced while detained in the dictatorship under which he rules.Choi Min-kyung is filing civil and criminal charges against the North Korean ruler as well as four other Pyongyang officials, reports the BBC.She fled North Ko...
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A defector from North Korea is suing Kim Jong Un over claims of abuse that she faced while detained in the dictatorship under which he rules.
Choi Min-kyung is filing civil and criminal charges against the North Korean ruler as well as four other Pyongyang officials, reports the BBC.
A Seoul rights group says this is the first North Korea-born defector taking legal action against the regime.
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