A North Korean deserter in South Korea will sue North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and 4 other Pyongyang officials for abuses he faced while being held in the country.

OR Choi min-kung He escaped from North Korea to China in 1997, but was violently repatriated in 2008. On her return, as she complained, imprisoned in a detention center in northeast County Onsong, tortured and sexually abused by the regime.

Choi again managed to leave North Korea in 2012 and settled in South Korea.

In her lawsuit she states that The psychological trauma from the abuse that has been sustained and that it continues to rely on medication.

According to the BBC, the civil and criminal charges against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to be filed with Seoul prosecutor tomorrow, Friday.

This is the first time deserted born in North Korea moves legally Against the regime, the South Korean NKDB -based human rights group, which helps Choi, said.

“I sincerely wish this little step to become a cornerstone for the restoration of freedom and human dignity so that Do not suffer other innocent North Koreans under this brutal regime“, Said, according to a statement by the North Korean human rights database (NKDB).

“As a victim of torture and I survived the North Korean regime, I have a deep and urgent responsibility to consider it kim dynasty accountable for crimes against humanity“, He said.

NKDB reports that it is also planning to refer to Choi’s case to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.

The South Korean courts have previously ruled against North Korea for similar allegations of abuse filed by South Koreans, but such verdicts are largely symbolic and ignored by Pyongyang.