A prominent North Korean diplomat who went missing in Italy in 2018 is now living in South Korea, lawmakers confirmed on Wednesday.

In Nov. 2018, Jo Song Gil — the former chargé d’affaires for the North Korean Embassy in Rome — went missing. His case later garnered international attention in 2019, with some calling the incident the most high-profile defection under North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s rule.

Then on Tuesday night, Jo once again showed up in headlines, with South Korean media reporting that he has been living in the country since July of last year. One