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North Korea has released and deported a South Korean citizen who was arrested back in April for illegal entry, reports say.
Joo Won-moon, a 21-year-old student at New York University and holding a US green card, was repatriated through the border truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border at about 5:30pm local time (08:30 GMT) on Monday, the reports said.
Earlier North Korea’s Red Cross communicated the message about the imminent release, South Korea’s unification ministry said.
The release of Joo comes 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.
He had admitted violating North Korean law but said he had been treated well by the North, KCNA said recently.
He had appeared on North Korean media and said he was in good health.
North Korea has released and deported a South Korean citizen who was arrested back in April for illegal entry, reports say.
Joo Won-moon, a 21-year-old student at New York University and holding a US green card, was repatriated through the border truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border at about 5:30pm local time (08:30 GMT) on Monday, the reports said.
Earlier North Korea’s Red Cross communicated the message about the imminent release, South Korea’s unification ministry said.
The release of Joo comes 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.
He had admitted violating North Korean law but said he had been treated well by the North, KCNA said recently.
He had appeared on North Korean media and said he was in good health.
