South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday said North Korea should swiftly return South Koreans and Americans detained in the reclusive nation and that Pyongyang had "a heavy responsibility" in the death of a United States university student. Justin Weber told The Associated Press that a news conference is expected later to provide more information.
That statement, however, did not mention a specific cause of death beyond the "awful tortuous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans". Doctors with the University of Cincinnati Health system said last week that they found no evidence that Warmbier had suffered from botulism, but that his condition appeared to stem from a cardiopulmonary arrest. Trump tweeted the day after an American detained for 17 months in North Korea died after being released and returning home.
Warmbier was on a tourist trip when he was arrested and sentenced in March last year to 15 years hard labor for stealing a political poster from a North Korean hotel, a punishment U.S. officials decried as out of proportion to his alleged crime. He was detained and sentenced to 15 years hard labor.
Moon expressed his condolences to the bereaved family of Warmbier and said his death should have made all realize how important it was to rid the communist North of its nuclear weapons.
Otto Warmbier grew up in the northern Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming. John McCain said that Americans who are "stupid" enough to still want to visit North Korea should be required to sign a waiver absolving the USA government of any blame if they're harmed while there. "Despite what you may hear, North Korea is probably one of the safest places on Earth to visit". The family of Warmbier who died days after being released from North Korea in a coma says the 22-year-old "has completed his journey home".
The North Koreans have claimed that Warmbier's condition was due to a case of botulism that he contracted after his trial, combined with the effects of a sleeping pill. North Korea's demands include a peace treaty to officially end the Korean War and the removal of USA troops from the Korean Peninsula.
He was detained in May 2017 on suspicion of "hostile acts" against North Korea.
Republican senator John McCain said: "Let us state the facts plainly: Otto Warmbier, an American citizen, was murdered by the Kim Jong-un regime".
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Son Geum-ju, the spokesman for the center-left opposition People's Party, said Tuesday Moon needs to "pay close attention in order to maintain a solid U.S".
Otto Warmbier, 22, was returned to the United States last week for "humanitarian reasons", after it was revealed he had been in a coma for more than a year.
"We plead with the U.S. government, the global community, and leadership in North Korea to value human lives".
"It's just tough for me to have much sympathy for this guy and his crocodile tears", Wilmore said.
The coroner's office daily report Tuesday included Warmbier in its listings with cause of death termed "pending".
He was medically evacuated last week and returned to the U.S.in a coma.
While Trump has warned that "all options" are on the table, so far he's focused on pressuring China-North Korea's main ally and benefactor-while looking to get on the same page with a more dovish administration in South Korea.
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