Families of Korean War abductees trapped in North Korea urged the Lee Jae Myung administration on Friday to make their cases the “top priority” of Seoul’s inter-Korean policy, expressing disappointment at the president’s ignorance about detainees in the DPRK earlier this week.

The Korean War Abductees’ Families Union called on the government to establish a dedicated office to address the issue of abductees and POWs still detained in North Korea. 

“Having spent 75 years waiting day after day for fathers and brothers taken from us, the families of the Korean War abductees were devastated and angered to see the