South Korean government officials on Wednesday apologized for mismanagement in their dealing with last month's maritime border crossing by a group of North Korean sailors.
The statement came at a special news conference on the recent defection following a joint intelligence survey led by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) alongside other government-level probes, provoked in part by allegations that the government had sought to cover-up some elements the incident.
South Korean government officials on Wednesday apologized for mismanagement in their dealing with last month's maritime border crossing by a group of North Korean sailors.
The statement came at a special news conference on the recent defection following a joint intelligence survey led by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) alongside other government-level probes, provoked in part by allegations that the government had sought to cover-up some elements the incident.
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