Otto Frederick Warmbier ( Otto Frederick Warmbier ; December 12, 1994 - June 19, 2017 [1] [2] ) is an American student who was imprisoned in North Korea from March 2016 to June 2017 for stealing a campaign poster from a hotel , in which Wormbear lived as a tourist [3] .
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| Birth name | Otto Frederick Warmbear |
| Date of Birth | December 12, 1994 |
| Place of Birth | Cincinnati , Ohio , USA |
| Date of death | June 19, 2017 (22 years old) |
| A place of death | Cincinnati , Ohio , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | student |
| Father | Fred wormbear |
| Mother | Cindy Warmbear |
Otto, who was then 21 years old, admitted to stealing a poster of political propaganda and was sentenced to 15 years of forced labor. [4] The United States made diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Warmbury. A US Department of State spokesman said Wormbier’s harsh punishment was a response to U.S. sanctions against North Korea for its nuclear activities. According to his father, Fred Wormbier, Wormbier’s confession was forced, and he was abducted by the North Korean government for political purposes. [5]
Wormbear fell into a coma in North Korea and was returned to the United States in June 2017, after almost 18 months in North Korea [5] [6] . According to North Korean authorities, the student's coma was the result of botulism and sleeping pills, but US doctors have questioned this statement [7] . Otto arrived in Cincinnati on June 13 and was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for immediate evaluation and treatment. He was diagnosed with a severe neurological injury. His father believes that he was “terrorized and ill-treated” [8] [9] [10] .
Six days after returning to his homeland, on June 19, 2017, Otto died at the without regaining consciousness [11] . His parents refused an autopsy.
According to a BBC publication, Otto Wormbier allegedly could have infiltrated the private floor of the Yangakto Hotel where he lived [12] .
Expert Opinion
The attempt to repeat the proven technique and gain propaganda points turned into a PR disaster, which the DPRK is now very inappropriate. The fate of Warmbier reinforces the idea of the DPRK as a country governed by a cruel and irrational regime, from which literally everything can be expected - and, accordingly, it pours water on the mill of those who believe that a “preventive” military operation against such a regime is not only morally justifiable , but also strategically rational [13] .
- Andrey Lankov
Notes
- ↑ Former North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier dies , CNN (June 19, 2017). Date of treatment June 19, 2017.
- ↑ Otto Warmbier dead, family confirms , CNN // The Lead (June 19, 2017). Date of treatment June 19, 2017.
- ↑ Kevin Ponnia, Tom Spender . Otto vacations in the DPRK: arrest, prison and coma (Russian) , BBC Russian Service (06/19/2017). Date of treatment June 15, 2017.
- ↑ North Korea Releases Jailed Student Otto Warmbier . Time Date of treatment June 15, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Otto Warmbier has bad brain damage, his doctors say , NBC News (June 15, 2017). Date of treatment June 15, 2017.
- ↑ Otto Warmbier has extensive loss of brain tissue, no obvious signs of trauma, doctors say , The Washington Post (June 15, 2017). Date of treatment June 15, 2017.
- ↑ University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, said to be in a coma, released from North Korea , The Washington Post (June 13, 2017). Date of treatment June 13, 2017.
- ↑ Fred and Cindy Warmbier, Otto Warmbier's Parents: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know . Heavy (June 13, 2017).
- ↑ Ex-N Korea detainee Otto Warmbier has severe brain damage, doctors say , news.com.au (June 16, 2017).
- ↑ Otto Warmbier's family holds news conference , The Washington Post via YouTube (June 15, 2017). Date of treatment June 15, 2017.
- ↑ Svrluga, Susan . Otto Warmbier dies days after release from North Korean detainment , Washington Post (June 19, 2017). Date of treatment June 19, 2017.
- ↑ BBC - News - Russian Service - “A Place That Doesn’t”. What hides the secret floor of the Pyongyang hotel
- ↑ Why did North Korea land and release an American student
Links
- Wyoming grad arrested in North Korea for 'hostile act' . The Cincinnati Enquirer (January 22, 2016). Date of treatment January 23, 2016.
- Worried about North Korea? Spare a thought for Otto Warmbier's family. . The Washington Post . Date of treatment May 3, 2017.
- "He will be home again." How an American was convicted in North Korea for stealing a poster and returned home in a coma