South Korea Deports Two From North to Likely Abuse

Expand South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Lee Sang-min briefs the media at a government complex in downtown Seoul, South Korea on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. South Korea says it has deported 2 North Koreans after finding they had killed 16 fellow fishermen onboard and fled to South Korea. © 2019 Kim Seung-doo/Yonhap via AP (Seoul) – The South Korean government deported two North Korean fishermen on November 7, 2019 to face murder charges in North Korea, where they face likely torture, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 2, the South Korean navy intercepted a North Korean fishing…

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