Otto Warmbier
Otto Warmbier was an American student who gained international attention after being detained in North Korea in January 2016 for allegedly attempting to steal a propaganda poster. He was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor but fell into a coma shortly after his trial. In June 2017, he was returned to the United States in a vegetative state, leading to widespread outrage and condemnation of North Korea's treatment of foreign detainees. Warmbier died shortly after his return home, and his case heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea, influencing U.S. policy regarding travel to the country.
Born on Dec 12, 1994 (31 years old)
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Taiwan:
US student Otto Warmbier was detained in 2016 and released in a vegetative state.
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Russia:
Otto Warmbier was detained in North Korea and later died after being returned to the U.S.
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Cabo Verde:
Otto Warmbier's family achieved a goal of freezing North Korean assets abroad after his death following detention in Pyongyang.
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Kazakhstan:
Otto Warmbier's imprisonment and subsequent death in 2017 led to a travel ban for U.S. citizens to North Korea.
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