Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.02.11 11:05
Kim Jong-un, an officer belonging to the North Korean enemy army demolition work bureau (enemy bureau), was found to be in captivity at the North Korean consulate in Vladivostok, Russia. The chairman of the State Affairs Commission directly instructed the officer to be deported unconditionally.
On the 10th, the North Korean media “Daily NK” quoted North Korean sources as saying, “Major Choi Gum-chul, who is currently confined by the North Korean Consulate of Russia, must be repatriated to North Korea. It was notified in mid-January. “
“Even if the spirit is not perfect or dead, it must be repatriated to North Korea, and it is necessary to maintain thorough security so that the location of Colonel Choi will not be leaked to the outside. That is the explanation of the source.
“Since the Corona situation, we have been unable to summon those who attempted to escape from North Korea and are taking confinement measures there, but in the case of Colonel Choi, there was also a content instructing him to repatriate as soon as possible.” Said the source.
According to the Voice of America (VOA) broadcast, Colonel Choi, who belongs to the 126th unit of the 563rd unit under the enemy engineering bureau and is an expert in information technology (IT) encryption, after trying to escape from the north in July last year. An attempt was made to prepare an asylum application through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Moscow, but was lost after being arrested by five Russian police in Razdrinoe near Vladivostok on September 20.
Colonel Choi was in charge of managing expired visas and passports for North Korean workers and expatriates sent to Russia, forging documents and obtaining an extension permit from the Russian authorities.
However, it was discovered that Colonel Choi had converted the confidential information collected while working in the military as an IT expert into data and pulled it out in advance through North Korean defectors, and the North Korean authorities revealed that Colonel Choi had defected. It seems that he recognized the attempt as an emergency.
A source said, “Since the ratification order for No. 1 has been given, there is no possibility that Colonel Choi will be released from captivity, and the situation may already be physically or mentally abnormal.”
Under these circumstances, it has been said that the North Korean authorities have already started measures after the summoning of Colonel Choi. In other words, it means that Colonel Choi’s repatriation to North Korea is imminent.
According to another internal high-ranking source, the Ministry of State Security dispatched labor group was recently dispatched to the vicinity of Tumen River Station to prepare for handing over.
A source said, “Since the case was notified until ratification of No. 1, the death penalty can be executed immediately, but the schedule may change depending on the whereabouts of the materials leaked by Colonel Choi.”