Seoul police have dropped a criminal complaint against prominent author and North Korean defector Jang Jin-sung, citing a lack of evidence, NK News has confirmed.

Jang was accused of rape by another defector, Seung Sol-hyang, earlier this year. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency decided not to send the case to the prosecutor’s office, confirming to NK News on Thursday that Jang is “cleared of suspicion.”

Jang is the bestselling author of the 2014 memoir “Dear Leader,” which tells the story of his life as a North Korean propaganda artist and poet, as well as his defection to South