The highest-ranking defector in eight years has blasted the Kim regime in an exclusive interview with South Korea's The Chosun Daily.
A North Korean diplomat has defected to the South in a public relations blow to the Kim Jong Un regime, it has emerged.Ri Il Kyu, formerly a political counselor at Pyongyang's embassy in Cuba, defected in November—becoming the highest-level North Korean official to do so since 2016, when multiple North Korean government officials abandoned their government.
The passing of my parents and parents-in-law, who proudly displayed 'Kim Jong Un commendations' in their living rooms, also contributed to my decision,' he said.To avoid Pyongyang preventing other defectors from following in his footsteps, Ri declined to explain how he and his family managed to leave the country despite the embassy holding on to employees' passports.'The one hour I waited at the airport gate felt like years.
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