March 29, 2024
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North Korean media steps up calls for repatriation of 12 restaurant workers

DPRK-linked outlets break five-month silence on controversial case of the "Ningbo 13"

DPRK state-run media on Monday urged the South Korean government to “immediately” repatriate 12 North Korean restaurant workers that Pyongyang has claimed were abducted by ROK authorities.

In an editorial, the DPRK Today described the alleged abduction of the North Korean women as a “hideous crime," and warned that failure to return them could impact inter-Korean relations.

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