A South Korean pastor detained in North Korea appeared on North Korean television and said that Seoul’s National Intelligence Service has manipulated religious groups for its own purposes.

Kim Guk-ki, a China-based missionary detained in North Korea, argued on Uriminzokkiri TV on Tuesday that churches in South Korea are under “NIS manipulation.”

“Religious groups engage in the anti-DPRK strategy and human rights smear campaign under manipulation from the NIS,” said Kim. He added that the “luring and re-educating of defectors” is being carried out systemically in China by religious groups with NIS support.

Kim said that educated defectors working for