The South Korean Ministry of Unification (MoU) issued a statement on Monday calling for the immediate repatriation of a 21-year-old South Korean citizen arrested by North Korean authorities on April 22.
According to a report on North Korean state media, Joo Won-moon, a student at New York University (NYU), was detained for allegedly crossing the Yalu River from Dandong, China into North Korea.
The South Korean Ministry of Unification (MoU) issued a statement on Monday calling for the immediate repatriation of a 21-year-old South Korean citizen arrested by North Korean authorities on April 22.
According to a report on North Korean state media, Joo Won-moon, a student at New York University (NYU), was detained for allegedly crossing the Yalu River from Dandong, China into North Korea.
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