The days of ROK politicians visiting North Korea may be a thing of the past



Analysis The days of ROK politicians visiting North Korea may be a thing of the past Trips to DPRK have long been way to win approval, but Lee Jae-myung’s legal troubles suggest costs now outweigh risks Justin Yeo September 28, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in Sept. 2018 \| Image: Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps In a stunning development, South Korea’s National Assembly voted last week to strip Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung of his parliamentary immunity from arrest, in part over allegations that he helped to illegally send millions of dollars to North Korea to secure permission to visit. On Wednesday, Lee narrowly avoided being detained when a Seoul court rejected prosecutors’ request for an arrest warrant. In a stunning development, South Korea’s National Assembly voted last week to strip Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung of his parliamentary immunity from arrest, in part over allegations that he helped to illegally send millions of dollars to North Korea to secure permission to visit. On Wednesday, Lee narrowly avoided being detained when a Seoul court rejected prosecutors’ request for an arrest warrant. 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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The days of ROK politicians visiting North Korea may be a thing of the past

Trips to DPRK have long been way to win approval, but Lee Jae-myung’s legal troubles suggest costs now outweigh risks

Justin Yeo September 28, 2023

The days of ROK politicians visiting North Korea may be a thing of the past

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in Sept. 2018 | Image: Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps

In a stunning development, South Korea’s National Assembly voted last week to strip Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung of his parliamentary immunity from arrest, in part over allegations that he helped to illegally send millions of dollars to North Korea to secure permission to visit.

On Wednesday, Lee narrowly avoided being detained when a Seoul court rejected prosecutors’ request for an arrest warrant.

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