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South Korea said Thursday it will not repatriate two North Koreans who crossed the eastern sea border earlier this week, a development that could anger North Korea.
The two brothers clearly expressed their wish to stay in South Korea after sailing here on a small boat on Monday, according to South Korea’s Red Cross.
“We will handle the case by respecting their free will,” the Red Cross said in a message to its North Korean counterpart earlier in the day via its channel at the truce village of Panmunjom, which separates the two Koreas.
The rejection came a day after North Korea pressed South Korea to hand over its two citizens.
(Yonhap News)
The two brothers clearly expressed their wish to stay in South Korea after sailing here on a small boat on Monday, according to South Korea’s Red Cross.
“We will handle the case by respecting their free will,” the Red Cross said in a message to its North Korean counterpart earlier in the day via its channel at the truce village of Panmunjom, which separates the two Koreas.
The rejection came a day after North Korea pressed South Korea to hand over its two citizens.
(Yonhap News)
