South Korea's Unification Minister demands North Korea release detained South Koreans and criticizes its unfair sentencing practices.

South Korea's Unification Minister, Kim Yung-ho, has demanded North Korea release detained South Korean missionary Kim Jung-wook and five others, condemning their arbitrary detention as severe human rights violations. Marking 4,000 days since Kim's arrest, he criticized North Korea's unfair sentencing practices and called for international cooperation to address the plight of South Korean abductees and detainees. The U.S. State Department echoed concerns over North Korea's judicial transparency.

September 20, 2024
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