North Korea has announced it is releasing and deporting a South Korean citizen who was arrested back in April for illegal entry, according to South Korea’s unification ministry.
Joo Won-moon, a 21-year-old student at New York University and holding a US green card, was to be repatriated through the border truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border at around 5:30pm (08:30 GMT) on Monday, the ministry said in a statement.
North Korea’s Red Cross communicated the message about the imminent release, the ministry said.
The release of Joo will come just days before the North celebrates the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday.
Joo was caught crossing from the Chinese side of the Yalu River, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency has said.
Joo Won-moon, a 21-year-old student at New York University and holding a US green card, was to be repatriated through the border truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border at around 5:30pm (08:30 GMT) on Monday, the ministry said in a statement.
North Korea’s Red Cross communicated the message about the imminent release, the ministry said.
The release of Joo will come just days before the North celebrates the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday.
Joo was caught crossing from the Chinese side of the Yalu River, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency has said.
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