Legal Opinion
John Doe A-1 to A-49 v. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 30, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2018-0252Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN DOE A-1, et al. Plaintiffs, v. No. 18-cv-0252 (DLF) DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jungsong-Dong, Central District, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case arises from the kidnapping, imprisonment, and torture of United States servicemen aboard the USS Pueblo (Pueblo) by agents of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) in 1968. For almost a year, North Korea held hostage eighty-two crew members; subjected them to…
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