Arrested North Koreans often have no choice but to pay bribes in order to lessen harsh criminal sentences or avoid torture while in pre-trial detention, according to a new Human Rights Watch report published on Monday.
The report, which is largely based on interviews with 22 former North Korean detainees and 8 former North Korean officials, details the horrific human rights abuses North Koreans face while in pre-trial detention — the point in which detainees are presumed innocent in most countries, but is arguably the most ruthless stage of the DPRK criminal justice system.
Arrested North Koreans often have no choice but to pay bribes in order to lessen harsh criminal sentences or avoid torture while in pre-trial detention, according to a new Human Rights Watch report published on Monday.
The report, which is largely based on interviews with 22 former North Korean detainees and 8 former North Korean officials, details the horrific human rights abuses North Koreans face while in pre-trial detention — the point in which detainees are presumed innocent in most countries, but is arguably the most ruthless stage of the DPRK criminal justice system.
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