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SEOUL: North Korea shot dead a missing South Korean official and burned his body earlier this week, the South Korean Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday, condemning his “brutality” and calling for explanations and punishment for those responsible.
The 47-year-old official affiliated with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries disappeared from the 500-ton ship before noon Monday while on duty aboard an inspection ship in waters off the western border island of Yeonpyeong, Yonhap news agency reported. .
“North Korea found the man in its waters and committed an act of brutality by shooting and burning his body, according to our military’s diverse intelligence analysis,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
“Our army strongly condemns such a brutal act and strongly urges the North to give an explanation and punish those responsible,” the statement read. “We also sternly warn North Korea that all responsibility for this incident rests with him.”
It is the first time since July 2008 that a South Korean civilian has been shot and killed in North Korea. At that time, Park Wang-ja was shot dead in the Kumgang mountain complex in the north, while wandering through a restricted area. – Named
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