South Korea’s Presidential Office on Sunday denounced the repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019 as an “act against humanity” by the previous government and pledged to investigate the case.
“President Yoon Suk-yeol’s office will reveal the substantive truth behind the [previous government’s] act against humanity and take all measures to prevent its recurrence,” the office said in a statement.
The remarks came after the Unification Ministry, which oversees relations with North Korea, released photos of the two North Koreans being forcibly hauled across the inter-Korean border, Yonhap News Agency (YNA) reported.
Yoon’s office accused the former government of ignoring domestic laws, which recognize North Koreans as South Korean citizens, and their rights to a fair trial. The deportation also violated international laws prohibiting forced repatriation of refugees….