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| FM Comments on Defection of N.Korean Officials |
| 2015-07-11 |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's reign of terror is having a considerable impact on North Korean officials stationed overseas, several of whom have defected to South Korea, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Thursday. Yun was speaking to a forum hosted by the Kwanhun Club, a fraternity of veteran journalists, in Seoul. "Over the three-and-a-half years since Kim took power, about 70 officials have been executed," Yun said. "That’s a sevenfold increase from the same period during the Kim Jong-il regime." "It's self-evident what will happen if the reign of terror intensifies, the economy worsens, and human rights are violated further," he added. |
| Posted by:Steve White |