Parents of American student deceased after being jailed in Pyongyang request surrender of Korean ship

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The parents of the American student jailed in Pyongyang and died a few days after returning to his country in a coma, demanded the arrest and surrender of the Korean cargo seized in Washington.

The Associated Press reported Sunday that Fred, Cindy and Armper, the student's parents, filed a lawsuit in New York Federal Court on Wednesday demanding the holding of North Korean badets in the United States. Wise Honest, arrested about a year ago for violating international sanctions. Pyongyang and in May arrived on the territory of American Samoa.

The parents of the North Korean student did not respond to the charge of "death of their son resulting from torture" during his detention.

The father of the student is determined to force North Korea to take responsibility for the death of his son and will do everything in his power to confiscate North Korean badets, wherever they go. find.

Pyongyang rejected the US student's torture charges and said he had received needed medical care, but US doctors revealed that he had been jailed for a serious brain injury that resulted in his coma.

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US President Donald Trump condemned the arrest of Wurmer. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was probably unaware of the incident.

Source: "Associated Press"

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