North korea Ambassador to Italy, Jo Song Gil has gone into hiding, according to a South Korean member of parliament, after a South Korean newspaper reported he is seeking asylum in the West…….. felix
Kim Min-ki told reporters after a closed-door meeting with South Korean intelligence officials on Thursday that Acting Ambassador Jo Song Gil disappeared with his wife and children. “Acting ambassador Jo Song Gil’s term was ending in late November last year and he escaped the diplomatic compound in early November,” he said.
The spy agency briefing to lawmakers came after South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo daily reported that Jo had sought asylum in an unidentified Western country with his family. The report said the 48-year-old, who is “known to be a son or son-in-law of one of the highest-level officials in the North’s regime”, was in a “safe place” with his family under the protection of the Italian government.
However South Korea’s presidential Blue House said earlier on Thursday it had no knowledge of the matter. A representative of the Italian embassy in Seoul, which is also responsible for North Korea affairs, did not have any immediate comment.
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January 11, 2019
