South Korean shot by DPRK soldiers officially declared dead after almost 2 years

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South Korean shot by DPRK soldiers officially declared dead after almost 2 years

Family of victim plans to pursue criminal charges against former Moon government officials and Pyongyang

Jeongmin Kim May 24, 2022

South Korean shot by DPRK soldiers officially declared dead after almost 2 years

A South Korean Coast Guard vessel in the Yellow Sea on April 28, 2022 | Image: NK News

On Sept. 22, 2020, North Korea shot and killed a South Korean fisheries official who ended up in DPRK waters. Last Friday, nearly two years after the incident, a South Korean court officially declared the man dead.

The belated ruling paves the way for the family of Lee Dae-jun to pursue legal action against former Moon Jae-in government officials and North Korea for what they call the murder of the late public official.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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