North Korean defectors sue unification minister for defamation
Posted : 2021-02-22 17:04
Updated : 2021-02-23 10:29
Choi Seong-kuk, third from left, a North Korean defector who is a cartoonist and human rights activist here, speaks during a press conference in front of the Seoul Central District Court, Monday, before filing a defamation lawsuit against Unification Minister Lee In-young together with three other defectors. Screenshot from Mulmangcho s YouTube account
By Jung Da-min
Four North Korean defectors are suing Unification Minister Lee In-young for defamation over his recent remarks which they claim treated defectors as liars.
The four, with help from Mulmangcho, an organization that supports North Korean defectors adjust to life in the South, held a press conference in front of the Seoul Central District Court, Monday, to condemn the minister who said testimony from North Korean defectors needed verification and validation. They said Lee s remarks were no differen
North Korea faces 1.3 million-ton food shortage, Seoul says
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North Korea s agricultural output has been impacted by natural disaster in 2020, Seoul s unification ministry said Thursday. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 18 (UPI) North Korea is facing a food shortage of more than 1 million tons, and aid should be provided in a timely manner, the South s unification ministry said.
Minister Lee In-young said Thursday at a meeting of the National Assembly s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee that the shortage is due to heavy flooding in North Korea last summer.
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Citing ministry statistics, Lee said supply is down 200,000 to 300,000 tons this year due to climate change-induced typhoons, News 1 reported.
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