UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights Urges South Korean Government for 'Information Disclosure' on the Case of Killed North Korean Official

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Thomas Ojea Quintana, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, has delivered a letter of inquiry to the South Korean government urging the disclosure of information regarding the incident in which a South Korean government official was shot and killed by North Korean soldiers. This comes about two weeks after the victim’s elder brother requested information disclosure from the Ministry of National Defense, which was refused.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 19th, the Korean Mission in Geneva confirmed that it received an allegation letter from Rapporteur Quintana on the 17th concerning the killing of the government official that occurred in September.

Through the letter, Rapporteur Quintana requested an official response from the South Korean government and is known to have expressed the position that "sufficient information related to the killing of the government official should be provided to the bereaved family." Following the South Korean government, the Rapporteur also delivered a letter with the same intent to the North Korean Mission in Geneva.

In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to prepare a reply in consultation with relevant government departments.

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