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Military Leaders To Be Disciplined After Defector Escapes North

August 03 2020

South Korea

The South Korean military says it will seek disciplinary measures against those responsible for permitting a former North Korean defector to escape over the border, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).

The former defector returned to North Korea last month after coming under investigation over allegations of raping a female defector.

Maj. Gen. Baek Gyeong Sun is expected to be relieved of command of the marine corps' 2nd Division, which is responsible for border security in the...

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