Massie v. Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

How courts have described this case

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• finding that North Korea took American soldiers hostage to “extract a public apology” from the United States
• awarding per diem amount of $3,350,000 for 335 days in captivity, plus $13,400,000 lump sum for pain and suffering
• awarding $10,000 per day for 335 days of imprisonment by government of North Korea
• awarding damages for during and after captivity because victims had “suffered physical and mental harm that ha[d] endured for the past 39 years and likely will continue to endure throughout the rést of their lives.”
• awarding $10,000 per day for each of the 335 days spent imprisoned
• “North Korea has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism, in part due to its unlawful seizure of the Pueblo.”

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