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Detained missionary again claims NIS help

South Korean intelligence agency denies working with Kim to set up underground churches

North Korea-affiliated media outlet Uriminzokkiri has broadcast an interview with South Korean missionary Kim Jeong-wook, who again claimed that he received assistance from South Korea’s Intelligence Service (NIS) on his trip.

Kim, who has been detained in North Korea since October, said in the 21-minute video that the NIS helped him with the intent to set up a network of underground churches.

“The NIS contacted me first, and it is actively looking for and using missionaries as its aides,” Kim said in the interview.

He added that an investigation into his activities has finished, and he is now the prosecution