Parents of the American student Otto Warmbier, who died shortly after his release from prison in North Korea, I hope that the Department of state adds this country to the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Twelve senators — six Democrats and six Republicans – has sent a letter to Secretary of state Rex Tillerson such a request from parents Otto — according to ABC News.
A bipartisan group asks the Secretary of state’s Rex Tillerson to consider «the totality of North Korea’s actions, including arrest, detention, Americans, selling weapons and technology to other countries-sponsors of terrorism and violent actions inside the country and at the international level».
The us state Department confirmed that they had received the letter and consider it. While in the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism — Iran, Syria and Sudan. If the government add to the list, this leads to very strict sanctions and restrictions.
Recall that North Korea is already under UN sanctions. The Security Council voted for it after Pyongyang conducted a sixth nuclear test.
Otto Warmbier died in June of this year, just six days after he was released from prison in North Korea and brought home. The parents of the student told Fox News that their son came home «blind and deaf» that he was tortured.
Warmbier spent 17 months in prison in North Korea. He was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in January 2016 once stole a poster from the hotel.
On Wednesday, parents Otto met with Senator John Kornyn, Texas, who noted that also supports the introduction of North Korea to the list of States sponsoring terrorism.
Honored to meet with Fred & Cindy Warmbier, Otto’s parents, about my support for designating DPRK as a state sponsor of terror. pic.twitter.com/oWfaWNahZZ
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) August 4, 2017
