North Korean diplomat Ri Il Kyu, based in Cuba, defected to South Korea in November, marking the highest-ranking diplomatic defection since 2016.
A North Korean diplomat based in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service, making it the highest-ranking North Korean diplomatic defection since 2016. The diplomat, Ri Il Kyu, 52, was a counsellor at the North Korean embassy in Cuba and reportedly fled to the South due to disillusionment with North Korea's political system.
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