The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK on Friday said he believes there are “inconsistencies” in South Korea's narrative of the case of 12 high-profile North Korean defectors.
Speaking at a news conference in Seoul, Tomas Ojea Quintana said the issue of the group defection had been “brought to his attention” among other “contentious issues” on the Korean Peninsula during his trip to Seoul from 17 to 21 July.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK on Friday said he believes there are “inconsistencies” in South Korea's narrative of the case of 12 high-profile North Korean defectors.
Speaking at a news conference in Seoul, Tomas Ojea Quintana said the issue of the group defection had been “brought to his attention” among other “contentious issues” on the Korean Peninsula during his trip to Seoul from 17 to 21 July.
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