North Korea
Son of S. Korean pastor detained in N. Korea to urge repatriation at UN session
March 18, 2024
A son of Choe Chun-gil, a South Korean pastor detained in North Korea, plans to call for international cooperation for North Korea's repatriation of his father and other detainees at a UN session in Switzerland, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday. Choe is one of six South Koreans currently detained in North Korea for years, including two other pastors, Kim Jung-wook and Kim Kuk-gi, with their whereabouts or fates unknown. Choe's son will visit Geneva for a four-day trip thro