Published 17:53 IST, September 25th 2020
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un issues rare apology for killing of South Korean official
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un reportedly offered a rare apology over the killing of a South Korean official, calling it a “disgraceful affair”.
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rth Korea’s leer Kim Jong Un reportedly offered a rare apology over killing of a South Korean official, calling it a “disgraceful affair”. According to South Korea’s presidential office, Kim sent a letter to South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, ackwledging that incident should t have happened.
“I am deeply sorry that an unexpected and unfortunate thing has happened in our territorial waters that delivered a big disappointment to President Moon Jae-in and people of South,” Kim was quoted as saying by Blue House.
Seoul h said that 47-year-old man was found floating in rth’s waters and was n shot, triggering outr in South. rth Korea confirmed shooting to South Korea but denied burning victim’s body as alleged by Seoul officials. Citing rth’s account, South Korea's director of national security Suh Hoon told a press briefing that troops burned carrying him “under national emergency disease prevention measures.”
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“Our soldiers fired about 10 shots at illegal intruder, based on a decision me by our ship’s captain and according to operational guidelines of maritime security,” mess re.
recent incident is expected to exacerbate alrey-strained relations between Seoul and Pyongyang. tensions between two nations have been rising ever since Pyongyang blew up a joint liaison office in Kaesong. rival countries have suspended exchange and cooperation programme amid a delock in nuclear diplomacy between rth Korea and Washington.
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rth's reputation
Human rights organisations have always deunced rth Korea as one of most repressive countries and a UN Commission of Inquiry found that government committed gross, systematic and widespre rights abuses, including extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions, and or sexual violence. US President Donald Trump told investigative journalist Bob Woodward that Kim ordered execution of his uncle and displayed heless body to senior rth Korean officials.
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Pulitzer-winning journalist has cited interview in his new book ‘R’ as Trump boasted that rth Korean leer tells him everything. Jang Song Thaek, Kim’s uncle by marri, was a powerful figure but was purged on charges of treason and corruption in 2013 as rth Korean leer asserted his newly-acquired authority. re has been official confirmation from rth Korean regime to date on how Jang was executed.
“He killed his uncle and he put body right in steps...and he was cut, sitting on chest," said Trump, according to excerpts from book.
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17:53 IST, September 25th 2020