Seoul police have dropped a criminal complaint against prominent author and North Korean defector Jang Jin-sung, citing a lack of evidence, NK News has confirmed.
Jang was accused of rape by another defector, Seung Sol-hyang, earlier this year. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency decided not to send the case to the prosecutor’s office, confirming to NK News on Thursday that Jang is “cleared of suspicion."
Seoul police have dropped a criminal complaint against prominent author and North Korean defector Jang Jin-sung, citing a lack of evidence, NK News has confirmed.
Jang was accused of rape by another defector, Seung Sol-hyang, earlier this year. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency decided not to send the case to the prosecutor’s office, confirming to NK News on Thursday that Jang is “cleared of suspicion."
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