North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apologized on Friday for the death of a South Korean official. The man was killed by North Korean military earlier this week when he supposedly tried to defect north.
The 47-year-old victim disappeared from a ship on Monday about 10 kilometers south of the border with North Korea. Kim told South Korea in a statement that he regrets disappointing South Korea.
The man was killed with ten bullets to prevent possible infections with the corona virus in North Korea; According to local authorities, no positive tests have been conducted in the country so far. After the shooting, the body was burned.
The North Korean leader tells South Korea that he hopes the man’s death will not affect the relationship between the two countries. According to him, the incident should not have happened.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called the shooting of a civilian from his country earlier this week “shocking” and “inexcusable”. Because of the incident, the army was ordered to be extra vigilant in order to protect other South Koreans.
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