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North Korean ambassador to Italy in hiding, South Korean MP says [View all]
A South Korean MP has confirmed that North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy, Jo Song-gil, has gone into hiding, after reports he had asked for asylum.
Kim Min-ki said Jo’s mandate had been due to end in late November, and he and his wife had fled the North Korean embassy in Rome without notice at the beginning of that month.
South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported that Jo had applied for asylum to an unidentified western country.
Italian authorities were “protecting him in a safe place” but “agonising” over what to do next, the newspaper quoted an unnamed diplomatic source as saying.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/north-korean-ambassador-jo-song-gil-seeks-asylum-in-italy
Kim Min-ki said Jo’s mandate had been due to end in late November, and he and his wife had fled the North Korean embassy in Rome without notice at the beginning of that month.
South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported that Jo had applied for asylum to an unidentified western country.
Italian authorities were “protecting him in a safe place” but “agonising” over what to do next, the newspaper quoted an unnamed diplomatic source as saying.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/north-korean-ambassador-jo-song-gil-seeks-asylum-in-italy
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