A senior diplomat from the North Korean embassy in London is currently in Seoul after apparently defecting, according to the BBC and local media. Thae Yong Ho may be the highest-ranking North Korean ever to defect and would obviously be in a position to shed unique light on the operations of the regime in Pyongyang.
- Find more about Mr Ho in a fascinating piece – My Friend The Defector – by the BBC’s Steve Evans.
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