A North Korean defected to the South by crossing the Yellow Sea last month, ROK authorities belatedly revealed on Friday, the latest escape over the maritime border as it becomes more difficult to defect via China.
The military did not provide any details about the presumed DPRK citizen, only stating that it handed the individual over to “relevant authorities.”
A North Korean defected to the South by crossing the Yellow Sea last month, ROK authorities belatedly revealed on Friday, the latest escape over the maritime border as it becomes more difficult to defect via China.
The military did not provide any details about the presumed DPRK citizen, only stating that it handed the individual over to “relevant authorities.”
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