Interesting interview with Oh Kil-nam on the BBC website. Oh defected from the South to the North with his family (partly at the persuasion of composer Yun Isang), realised his mistake and defected back – on his own. His wife and daughters (now known as the Daughters of Tongyeong) got sent to Yodok. You can listen to the podcast too.
Oh thought that he was invited as a high rank researcher by NK and that his wife would have excellent free medicare for life. Of course you can guess what the outcome of the NK promises would be.
I wonder if Mr Oh was tortured by SK on his eventual return to SK, if his wife is still alive in NK, and where in NK the two daughters live if they survived…. A very sad story which free countries cannot fathom all the ins and outs.
I dream a day when ordinary folks like me move around freely btn NK and SK. I want to see Mt Geum gang (Diamond) and Mt Paekdu (Baekdoo) when travelling is allowed.
Tongyeong struggles with composer’s legacy
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How come Yun then did not look out for/look after them if he instigated like that and he himself lived a cushy and privilaged life..
A man of honour indeed or what!!
Pyongyang says defector’s wife died
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