[Third Round of Inspection] The defectors are inspected by NIS members at the Thai immigration detention center. If I remember correctly, back in early November, the inspector who had been in charge of me back at Thailand came in. He asked if I remembered him and asked to move rooms. So we went into anotherContinue reading The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (3/3)
The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (2/3)
[First Round of Inspection] Upon receiving the inspection, the inspector presents a letter of an oath which says, “according to the North Korean Defector Protection law, those who try to receive protection with wrong intentions will be sentenced to five years of prison, and fined ten million Won. Based on the settlement subsidy clause, thoseContinue reading The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (2/3)
Defector from North Korea: The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (1/2)
To put things short, the Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS)’s Protection Center for North Korean Defectors (previously called the Central Joint Interrogation Center) is a jail without bars equipped with “good” facilities like shower stalls and beds. …and I did as told, not knowing that it would later be used as evidence against me inContinue reading Defector from North Korea: The Story of Mr. Hong Gang Chul (1/2)
NCCK Campaign for Korean Peace 