Unification ministry seeks power to investigate North Korean defectors



News Unification ministry seeks power to investigate North Korean defectors Proposal follows uproar over Moon administration’s past repatriation of two DPRK fishermen accused of killing crewmates Ifang Bremer December 9, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Repatriation of North Korean men through Panmunjom, Nov. 2019 \| Image: Ministry of Unification Seoul has proposed changing a law on North Korean defectors to require the unification ministry to investigate refugees suspected of having committed “severe crimes,” after the forced repatriation of two DPRK fishermen in 2019 became a major controversy this year. The proposed amendment to the North Korean Refugees Protection and Settlement Support Act aims to “strengthen the protection and settlement support of North Korean defectors,” the unification ministry wrote in a notice Wednesday. Seoul has proposed changing a law on North Korean defectors to require the unification ministry to investigate refugees suspected of having committed “severe crimes,” after the forced repatriation of two DPRK fishermen in 2019 became a major controversy this year. The proposed amendment to the North Korean Refugees Protection and Settlement Support Act aims to “strengthen the protection and settlement support of North Korean defectors,” the unification ministry wrote in a notice Wednesday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period 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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Unification ministry seeks power to investigate North Korean defectors

Proposal follows uproar over Moon administration’s past repatriation of two DPRK fishermen accused of killing crewmates

Ifang Bremer December 9, 2022

Unification ministry seeks power to investigate North Korean defectors

Repatriation of North Korean men through Panmunjom, Nov. 2019 | Image: Ministry of Unification

Seoul has proposed changing a law on North Korean defectors to require the unification ministry to investigate refugees suspected of having committed “severe crimes,” after the forced repatriation of two DPRK fishermen in 2019 became a major controversy this year.

The proposed amendment to the North Korean Refugees Protection and Settlement Support Act aims to “strengthen the protection and settlement support of North Korean defectors,” the unification ministry wrote in a notice Wednesday.

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