Seoul Court Orders North Korea to Pay for Destroyed Liaison Office

On September 16, 2026, Seoul Central District Court ordered Pyongyang to pay Seoul 44.6 billion won (about $32.5 million) for destroying the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong in June 2020. Opened in September 2018, it suspended operations in January 2020. Enforcement looks difficult, so the judgment may matter more as a negotiating figure.