A North Korean defector is set to file civil and criminal charges against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and four other Pyongyang officials for abuses she faced while detained in the country. Choi Min-kyung fled North Korea to China in 1997 but was forcibly repatriated in 2008. She said she was sexually abused and tortured after her return.

Choi Min Kyung says she suffered physical and sexual abuse in North Korean detention after being repatriated from China

A North Korean defector in South Korea plans to file a lawsuit and a criminal complaint against North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un over human rights violations this week, a civic group said Wednesday. The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) said it would file the civil suit to the Seoul Central District Court and a criminal complaint to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Friday on behalf of Choi