Death Of Otto Warmbier “A Mystery To Us” Says North Korea, Denies Using Any Cruelty And Torture

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Chirlot Sharma | In Death , Lifestyle

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un Is Nervous Trying To Avoid Being Assassinated, Says South Korean Authorities

North Korea has described the death of Otto Warmbier as a “mystery” and denied it had used cruel treatment and torture on the US student.
In this session, we will learn about the North Korean response to the death of Otto Warmbier.

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The Response

Pyongyang has said that Otto Warmbier, who died on Monday after being held in the reclusive state for 18 months, has them in vagueness.

It said that Warmbier was “a victim of the policy of strategic patience” under former US president Barack Obama, whose administration never requested his return.

“The fact that Warmbier died suddenly in less than a week just after his return to the US in his normal state of health indicators is a mystery to us as well,”

KCNA quoted a foreign ministry spokesman.

“Although Warmbier was a criminal who committed a hostile act against the DPRK, we accepted the repeated requests of the present US administration and, in consideration of his bad health, sent him back home on humanitarian grounds.”

KCNA also accused South Korea of making “slanderous talk about cruel treatment and torture” of Warmbier.

“Our related institutions are treating criminals who committed crimes against (our) republic strictly based on domestic law and international standards, and Warmbier was no different.”

Arrest and Release

Warmbier was arrested for stealing a propaganda poster from a hotel and sentenced to 15 years hard labor in March 2016.

Source: Daily Mail (Otto being led out of court in handcuffs)

He was released after around 18 months of detention in North Korea. However, he was taken to the nearby hospital as soon as he landed.

Death

On landing in the US, he was found to be in a comatose state, which North Korea had said was due to Botulism. However, the doctors disputed the claim and revealed him to be suffering from Unresponsive Wakefulness.

North Korea Ramps Up Its’ Missile Efforts

Meanwhile, North Korea appears to be ramping up its efforts to build a missile that can reach the US mainland with the test of a new rocket engine that could be used for a long-range projectile.

A US official said the test could be for,

“the smallest stage of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) rocket engine”,

according to Reuters.

Source: BBC (North Korea displaying anti-ship Styx cruise missiles in a 2012 military parade)

If confirmed, the test would be the latest action by Kim Jong-un’s regime indicating that it is rapidly pressing ahead with its weapons program.

Short Bio of Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un is the chairman of the Worker’s Party of Korea (WPK) and supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly referred to as North Korea.

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