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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News Lawyers, civic groups urge re-investigation of restaurant worker defection caseMinbyun calls for Seoul to apologize to Pyongyang for "criminal act" A group of South Korean lawyers and civic organizations on Monday called for the Moon Jae-in government to re-investigate the controversial case of 12 North Korean restaurant workers who were reported to have defected in 2016. The press conference follows reports by local broadcaster JTBC on Thursday that the 12 North Korean workers - who arrived in the South in April 2016 - were brought to the ROK against their will. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |