Father of defector restaurant worker has died, North Korea says



News Father of defector restaurant worker has died, North Korea says Pyongyang has long claimed that the 12 workers, who arrived in the South last year, were "abducted" Dagyum Ji May 25, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Uriminzokkiri, screen grab The father of Ri Ji Ye, one of the 12 female North Korean restaurant workers involved in a mass-defection to South Korea in April last year, has died, North Korea’s state-run Uriminzokkiri website said in a video released on Thursday. The video, entitled “[I] cannot close my eyes with my anger,” shows what is reportedly the last will and testament of Ri Kyong Su. The group, consisting of 12 female employees and one male manager, arrived in Seoul on April 7 last year via Malaysia and Thailand, having allegedly fled a North Korean government-run restaurant in the Chinese city of © 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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Father of defector restaurant worker has died, North Korea says

Pyongyang has long claimed that the 12 workers, who arrived in the South last year, were "abducted"

Dagyum Ji May 25, 2017

Father of defector restaurant worker has died, North Korea says

Uriminzokkiri, screen grab

The father of Ri Ji Ye, one of the 12 female North Korean restaurant workers involved in a mass-defection to South Korea in April last year, has died, North Korea’s state-run Uriminzokkiri website said in a video released on Thursday.

The video, entitled “[I] cannot close my eyes with my anger,” shows what is reportedly the last will and testament of Ri Kyong Su.

The group, consisting of 12 female employees and one male manager, arrived in Seoul on April 7 last year via Malaysia and Thailand, having allegedly fled a North Korean government-run restaurant in the Chinese city of

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