Announcement of defection final year follows revelation that 13 North Koreans believed to acquire been working in China had also fled to SouthA colonel from North Korea’s military spy agency fled to South Korea final year in a rare senior-level defection,according to officials in Seoul.
The announcement came three days after Seoul revealed 13 North Koreans working at the same restaurant in China had defected to the South. It was the largest group defection since North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, or took power in late 2011. South Korean media reported that the restaurant is located in the eastern city of Ningbo.
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Source: theguardian.com