Defectors in S. Korea dying of suicide, unknown reasons: Lawmaker



News Defectors in S. Korea dying of suicide, unknown reasons: Lawmaker Opposition party figure blasts Unification Ministry, foundation for not knowing cause of death in many cases Ha-young Choi September 11, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Conditional Suicide- How Long? by Kazi Tahsin Agaz (Apurbo) on 2007-05-24 07:05:53 Over the last 10 years 31 North Korean defectors have committed suicide and 72 have died for unknown reasons, an opposition party lawmaker revealed Friday. Shin Kyoung-min of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), a member of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee in the National Assembly, made public these figures, based on statistics from the Ministry of Unification (MoU). Over the last 10 years 31 North Korean defectors have committed suicide and 72 have died for unknown reasons, an opposition party lawmaker revealed Friday. Shin Kyoung-min of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), a member of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee in the National Assembly, made public these figures, based on statistics from the Ministry of Unification (MoU). Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Defectors in S. Korea dying of suicide, unknown reasons: Lawmaker

Opposition party figure blasts Unification Ministry, foundation for not knowing cause of death in many cases

Ha-young Choi September 11, 2015

Defectors in S. Korea dying of suicide, unknown reasons: Lawmaker

Conditional Suicide- How Long? by Kazi Tahsin Agaz (Apurbo) on 2007-05-24 07:05:53

Over the last 10 years 31 North Korean defectors have committed suicide and 72 have died for unknown reasons, an opposition party lawmaker revealed Friday.

Shin Kyoung-min of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), a member of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee in the National Assembly, made public these figures, based on statistics from the Ministry of Unification (MoU).

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