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[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Lee Yeong-jong, specializing in unification = It is known that the North Korean ambassador, who was trying to stop the anti-Kim Jong-un protests by North Korean defectors in front of the North Korean embassy in London, was dragged into the compound by British police.
In a phone call with Newspim on the 19th, Kim Jo-il, secretary-general of the International Solidarity for North Korean Refugees, said, “On the 16th, a North Korean refugee group protested in front of the North Korean embassy in the UK. Ambassador Choi was blocked from approaching the defectors, and there were cases where they were dragged towards the embassy and separated.”
| [서울=뉴스핌] Lee Yeong-jong, a reporter specializing in unification = When North Korean ambassador Choi Il (second from right) to the UK protested against North Korean defectors’ anti-North Korea protests held in front of the embassy on the 16th (local time), the British police intervened and ordered him to return to the embassy. [사진=국제탈북민연대] 2023.02.19 yjlee@newspim.com |
“After the demonstration, the police explained that they were dispatched out of fear of clashes with protesters because North Korea is classified as a dangerous country by the international community,” Kim said.
At that time, North Korean defectors held demonstrations to protest North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s human rights violations and nuclear and missile provocations, and also held demonstrations to read North Korean defectors’ memoirs accusing the North Korean authorities.
They condemned, “The North Korean regime is threatening the security of the international community by firing missiles worth tens of millions of dollars to maintain the dictatorship without paying any attention to the living standards of the people.”
This day was the 81st birthday of Kim Jong-un’s father, Kim Jong-il (died in December 2011), and the North Korean embassy is known to have held a memorial event for pro-North Korean figures and some diplomats.
Representative Tae Young-ho, who defected from North Korea while working at the North Korean embassy in London, said, “Even in front of the embassy, the UK allows assemblies as long as it is notified in advance.” The ambassador has no choice but to act in restraint by crying and eating mustard.”
yjlee@newspim.com
