SKorean lawmaker: Spy agency says NKorean diplomat in hiding
Posted Jan 3, 2019 12:59 am.
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SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy Jo Song Gil went into hiding with his wife in November.
South Korean lawmaker Kim Min-ki said Thursday an official from Seoul’s National Intelligence Service shared the information in a closed-door briefing.
Kim did not say whether the spy agency revealed information about Jo’s current whereabouts or whether he had plans to defect to South Korea.
The Associated Press
