[From 7/15/18]
“A North Korean who defected to South Korea along with several others in 2016 now claims he was blackmailed into doing so.
Ho Kang Il, a North Korean restaurant manager and his staff of 12 women defected to South Korea after the National
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“A North Korean who defected to South Korea along with several others in 2016 now claims he was blackmailed into doing so.
Ho Kang Il, a North Korean restaurant manager and his staff of 12 women defected to South Korea after the National
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2/"Intelligence Service (NIS) coerced them.
"Originally, I was a cooperator of the NIS and brought information to them," Ho told South Korea's Yonhap news agency. "They threatened that unless I come to the South with the employees, they would divulge to the North Korean Embassy
"Originally, I was a cooperator of the NIS and brought information to them," Ho told South Korea's Yonhap news agency. "They threatened that unless I come to the South with the employees, they would divulge to the North Korean Embassy
3/"that I had cooperated with the NIS until then."…
"I had no choice but to do what they told me to," Ho said. He also explained that his employees did not know their fate until they had boarded the plane, believing they were headed to a restaurant in southeast Asia…
"I had no choice but to do what they told me to," Ho said. He also explained that his employees did not know their fate until they had boarded the plane, believing they were headed to a restaurant in southeast Asia…
4/"The South Korean government offers defectors $860,000 if they cross into the country and provide intelligence that improves the country's security. The amount was previously just over $200,000, but was quadrupled last year…
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5/"Even if I get punished, I will go back to my hometown. The NIS of the Park Geun-hye government thoroughly took advantage of me and then abandoned me," Ho told Yonhap. "Some of the employees that I'm in contact with all say they want to go back to their hometown."
6/"For its part, the government of North Korea has called for the defectors return, saying they were kidnapped by the south.”
How can you believe defectors who get paid $860,000 to tell US Congress what it wants to hear?
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How can you believe defectors who get paid $860,000 to tell US Congress what it wants to hear?
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