S Korea rejects North's demands for return of defectors

Source: BBC News

South Korea has rejected the North's demands to return nine people who apparently defected.

Seoul said the group - three men, two women and four children - had expressed a desire to resettle in the South.

They reportedly crossed the disputed sea border off the west coast of the peninsula in two small boats early on Saturday.

North Korea has warned that relations between the two countries could worsen if the group is not returned.

"As all nine North Koreans wish to defect, according to the investigation by relevant agencies, it will be handled in accordance with their free will," the South's Red Cross said on Friday, in a message to its North Korean counterpart.

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Let North Koreans know that they will not be repatriated if they escape the North.

The DPRK (Despotic Personal Realm of Kim)is without a doubt the worst country there is. Awful, just awful...

Why would anyone want to leave?

Why is the South kidnapping N. Koreans?

:sarcasm:

To keep the rest of the world from pouring into their little paradise. :)

I think there must be more to this story. Nobody would ever leave the idyllic wonder world that is NK.

N. Korea just plain sucks. Unfortunately the whole world knowing that doesn't do much to alleviate the suffering there.