South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations


One of two alleged North Korean mass murderers who were controversially deported by Seoul in 2019, appearing to physically resist as authorities try to hand him over to Pyongyang officials, via the truce village of Panmunjom. - AFP EDITORS NOTE: Image pixelated by source

Seoul (AFP): The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019 repatriation of two North Koreans, after releasing photos that appeared to show one of them resisting the handover.

Then-president Moon Jae-in's administration had expelled the men after investigators said the pair murdered 16 crewmates before taking their fishing boat to South Korean waters.

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