Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more



COVID-19 Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more Park Sang-hak’s latest launch of medical aid toward DPRK includes poster blaming Kim Jong Un for virus outbreak Jeongmin Kim July 7, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A poster by Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK) that states, “We condemn hypocrite Kim Jong Un’s sophistry buck-passing to anti-DPRK leaflets when [North Korea] has spread the ‘malicious infectious disease’ that came in from China” \| Image: Park Sang-hak (provided July 7, 2022) A prominent defector activist on Thursday denounced North Korea’s claim that “alien things” like balloons spread COVID-19 into the country, a day after he claims to have launched more balloons carrying medical assistance toward the DPRK. Photos of the launch provided by Park Sang-hak and his organization, Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK), show that one of the balloons carried a banner with an image of Kim Jong Un crying above a message blaming the country’s leadership for spreading COVID-19. Wednesday’s launch marks the third time since early June that Park has claimed to fly balloonscarrying medical aid © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more

Park Sang-hak’s latest launch of medical aid toward DPRK includes poster blaming Kim Jong Un for virus outbreak

Jeongmin Kim July 7, 2022

Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more

A poster by Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK) that states, “We condemn hypocrite Kim Jong Un’s sophistry buck-passing to anti-DPRK leaflets when [North Korea] has spread the ‘malicious infectious disease’ that came in from China” | Image: Park Sang-hak (provided July 7, 2022)

A prominent defector activist on Thursday denounced North Korea’s claim that “alien things” like balloons spread COVID-19 into the country, a day after he claims to have launched more balloons carrying medical assistance toward the DPRK.

Photos of the launch provided by Park Sang-hak and his organization, Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK), show that one of the balloons carried a banner with an image of Kim Jong Un crying above a message blaming the country’s leadership for spreading COVID-19.

Wednesday’s launch marks the third time since early June that Park has claimed to fly balloonscarrying medical aid

Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more

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