A senior colonel of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau defected to South Korea last year, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense revealed Monday.
A spokesperson for the MND confirmed the defection in a press briefing in Seoul, but said they could not reveal personal information or concrete details. The spokesperson also could not reveal the time and method of the defection.
A senior colonel of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau defected to South Korea last year, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense revealed Monday.
A spokesperson for the MND confirmed the defection in a press briefing in Seoul, but said they could not reveal personal information or concrete details. The spokesperson also could not reveal the time and method of the defection.
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