South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has defected to South Korea.
North Korean flag flies amongst flags from many nations participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics at the Pyeongchang Olympic Village in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 2, 2018. South Korea’s military said Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 that North Korea fired …SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has defected to South Korea.
South Korea’s mass-circulation Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported earlier Tuesday that the North Korean diplomat, named Ri Il Kyu, fled to South Korea with his wife and children in November last year. The Chosun Ilbo report cited Ri as telling the newspaper that he had decided to defect because of disillusionment with North Korea’s political system. But Yonhap news agency, citing a South Korean unidentified government source, reported that Ri decided to flee after conflicts with North Korean Foreign Ministry officials about his job evaluations.
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