Months after declaring his intent to return to the North, defector Son Jong-hun remains trapped in the South.
Son, 48, fled the North 11 years ago and has since worked in NGOs representing defectors, but said he wants to return to make a statement about inadequate treatment of defectors in the South, and to see the family he left behind.
Months after declaring his intent to return to the North, defector Son Jong-hun remains trapped in the South.
Son, 48, fled the North 11 years ago and has since worked in NGOs representing defectors, but said he wants to return to make a statement about inadequate treatment of defectors in the South, and to see the family he left behind.
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