South Korea calls for release of ROK citizen, U.S. remains quiet



News South Korea calls for release of ROK citizen, U.S. remains quiet Ministry of Unification issues statement on student's arrest; U.S. defers to Seoul, keeps mum Hamish Macdonald May 5, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea by Roman Harak on 2010-09-07 05:16:08 The South Korean Ministry of Unification (MoU) issued a statement on Monday calling for the immediate repatriation of a 21-year-old South Korean citizen arrested by North Korean authorities on April 22. According to a report on North Korean state media, Joo Won-moon, a student at New York University (NYU), was detained for allegedly crossing the Yalu River from Dandong, China into North Korea. “It is deeply regrettable that North Korea has unilaterally detained our citizen Joo Won-moon without providing any advance explanation to the ROK government and the family of the detainee,” the MoU statement reads. “We strongly urge the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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South Korea calls for release of ROK citizen, U.S. remains quiet

Ministry of Unification issues statement on student's arrest; U.S. defers to Seoul, keeps mum

Hamish Macdonald May 5, 2015

South Korea calls for release of ROK citizen, U.S. remains quiet

North Korea by Roman Harak on 2010-09-07 05:16:08

The South Korean Ministry of Unification (MoU) issued a statement on Monday calling for the immediate repatriation of a 21-year-old South Korean citizen arrested by North Korean authorities on April 22.

According to a report on North Korean state media, Joo Won-moon, a student at New York University (NYU), was detained for allegedly crossing the Yalu River from Dandong, China into North Korea.

“It is deeply regrettable that North Korea has unilaterally detained our citizen Joo Won-moon without providing any advance explanation to the ROK government and the family of the detainee,” the MoU statement reads.

“We strongly urge the

South Korea calls for release of ROK citizen, U.S. remains quiet

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