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Thomas Ohea Quintana, North Korea’s UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, is giving a press conference on the results of his visit to Korea at Jung-gu press center, Seoul, on the afternoon of 21. 2019.6 .21 / News1 © News1 The Voice of the United States (VOA) broadcast on the 30th that North Korea’s UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights said it “cannot be seen as an apology” for a notice sent by North Korea regarding the North Korean Army attack by a South government official.
On the same day, Thomas Ohea Quintana, North Korea’s UN special rapporteur for human rights, said in a phone call with the VOA: “It is not an apology for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to say ‘sorry’ for the incident in which a South Korean was killed by a North Korean military shot in North Korea. He said.
However, he added, “It was an important gesture that (President Kim) expressed his regret over the incident.”
However, he noted, “This is not an apology in the context of which President Kim stated that the North Korean military did not violate orders or regulations when they fired.” Rather, it shows that the higher powers of North Korea are responsible. “
He noted that “a humanitarian crime has occurred at the national level,” he said. “It appears that the North Korean military illegally killed non-life-threatening civilians, violating international human rights laws and the basic rights to life. I did.”
It maintains that the arbitrary killing of civilians who do not pose an immediate threat violates the ‘World Declaration of Human Rights’ as well as the ‘Geneva Convention’ related to the right to life.
He said, “If the North Korean officials burned or lost the body of a Korean victim, they showed disrespectful attitude,” he said. “Rescuing the Korean victim regardless of their intention to escape North Korea and testing for a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).” It is a legal process to confirm their intention for asylum. “
Rapporteur Quintana urged North Korea to disclose all the information and compensate the families of the South Korean victims. Furthermore, he emphasized to the South Korean government, “We must ask North Korea to disclose this issue in a transparent manner, while also making a voice so that the North Korean policy that led to this illegal killing can be changed.” .
(Seoul = News 1)
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