March 28, 2024
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Jon Hye Song, South Korean detainee condemn defectors in state media footage

Program is one of several recent DPRK media pieces attacking prominent escapees

Former South Korean TV star Jon Hye Song and Ko Hyon Chol - a defector currently detained in the DPRK - appeared in a video published by the state-run outlet Uriminzokkiri this week condemning a defector couple in the South.

Family and a friend of Lee Na-gyeong, who recently appeared on South Korean TV and is purportedly a former official at the DPRK Ministry of State Security, also appeared in the film.

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