A controversial case involving a North Korean defector, some questionable decisions by Swedish immigration authorities, and the threat of deportation and a brutal reception back home appears to have had a happy ending.

What’s more, the decision to overturn the previous rejection of a North Korean defector’s asylum application may have far-reaching consequences for other defector looking to Europe for salvation.

LEST YE BE JUDGED

Last November, Swedish public radio reported on the Swedish Migration Board’s decision to deport a refugee called “Kim” (a pseudonym) to China.

Kim insisted that he was not Chinese, but a 17-year-old North Korean who