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Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi was an NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She studied Korean history, mainly focusing on modern Korean history at Korea University. Follow her on twitter @Hy_Choi0826
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News Seoul insists 13 North Koreans defected by choiceFormer government officials, experts indicate NIS engagement in incident, even if not fully planned The South Korean Ministry of Unification (MoU) on Wednesday denied North Korea’s claim that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) abducted the 13 restaurant workers whose defections were announced last week. Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday criticized the “anti-humanitarian crime” of kidnapping North Korean citizens and defined it as a provocation against the DPRK. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |