The prime minister called for release of South Korean and US nationals detained by North Korean authorities.
"The international community is outraged
about the latest death of American Warmbier… North Korea should come
forward for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and respect human
rights," Lee said as quoted by the Yonhap News Agency.
On
June 13, Warmbier was returned to the United States from North Korea
in a coma after being held in that country for more than a year. He
spent 17 months in detention for anti-state actions because he attempted
to steal a poster from his hotel. On June 19, the student's family
confirmed that Wambier had died at his home in Ohio.
According to the media outlet, six South Koreans including three
missionaries and one pastor are still being held in North Korean
prisons.
On June 19, US State Secretary Rex Tillerson called on North Korea
to free three Americans who also remain detained in the country's
prisons.
