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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The leader of North Korea (North Korea), Kim Jong Un, issued an apology to South Korea (South Korea), on Friday (9/24/2020). It was linked to the unexpected and “ shameful ” murder of a South Korean official.
“Kim is very sorry for the unexpected and embarrassing events that have disappointed President Moon and South Korea, rather than helping them deal with the dangerous coronavirus,” said Suh Hoon, South Korea’s national security adviser, as reported. AFP.
Pyongyang also admitted to shooting the man 10 times for illegally entering the country’s waters. For refusing to identify yourself correctly
“The coast guard opened fire on him in accordance with regular instructions,” he said, reading a letter from the department of the ruling party in North Korea responsible for relations with South Korea.
But sadly, there has been no confirmation on the content of the North Korean media letter. Usually there will be a statement from the local KCNA media regarding the issues occurring between the two countries.
Some observers say this is rare. Ahn Chan-il, a North Korean defector working as an investigator in Seoul, said it was rare for North Korea to apologize. Especially South Korea and its president.
“I think this is the first time since 1976,” he emphasized, referring to the murder of two US officers in the Demilitarized Zone of the two allied countries.
Other observers say North Korea wants to calm its neighbors after the shooting happens. This was confirmed by an observer from Ewha University, Prof. Leif-Eric Easley.
“The apology reduces the risk of escalation between the two Koreas and maintains the expectations of the Moon government (president of South Korea),” he said.
Previously, a South Korean fisheries official went missing on Monday (9/21/2020). The official was reported to have disappeared from a South Korean fishing patrol boat when it was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of the Northern Border Line (NNL), a disputed territory between the two allied nations.
He was later found by North Korean soldiers, shot and his body burned. South Korea media Yonhap The sources said that North Korean forces may be acting under the order of the coronavirus (Covid-19) prevention rules.
This outraged South Korea. President Moon, who has always wanted peace between the two Koreas, said that this could not be tolerated for any reason. The same was seen in an editorial in the South Korean daily JoongAng that was angry at North Korea’s actions.
“The act of killing an unarmed man and burning his body is unforgivable in some way,” he said.
In a local medium, written AFP, the South Korean fisheries official was wearing a life jacket when he disappeared from a patrol boat at the Yeonpyeong border. North Korean troops found him 24 hours later.
He is 40 years old. He has two children and recently divorced his wife due to financial problems.
Seoul military officials said he was questioned while he was still in the water. He had said that he wanted to defect to North Korea.
But he was assassinated on the orders of the order. This, it is called, corresponds to the national regulations for the prevention of emergencies.
Like other parts of the world, North Korea is also battling Covid-19. Pyongyang closed its border with China in January and state media said authorities had raised the state of emergency to a maximum level in July.
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