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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apologized on September 25 to the people of South Korea for killing a South Korean official earlier this week, Suh Hoon, director of national security at the Korean Presidential Palace, said in the press conference today.
“Kim Jong-un expressed his regret at disappointing President Moon Jae-in and the Koreans involved in the incident,” Suh said.
Kim Jong-un attended a meeting of the Politburo of the Korean Labor Party on April 11. Image: KCNA.
South Korean officials said the apology was expressed in a letter sent to the Green House by the Unification Front of the Korean Labor Party, referring to the shooting and death of the Korean official in waters between the two countries on Monday. 9.
In the letter, Kim Jong-un said that this incident should not have happened. Pyongyang also informed Seoul of the results of the investigation, in which its soldiers fired more than 10 rounds at a Korean man who “invaded Korean waters” after he “refused to be identified.” and find a way to escape. “
North Korea claimed that the soldiers burned only the floating materials near the man, they did not burn him. “They did not find the man after shooting and decided to burn his buoy to comply with national guidelines for prevention of emergencies,” said Director Suh.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said on September 24 that a 47-year-old official from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries disappeared from the 499-ton ship on September 21 while conducting inspection tasks off the coast of Yeonpyeong Island. The South Korean military said North Korean soldiers discovered the man in its waters on September 22 and shot him dead, then “cremated” the body.
President Moon Jae-in called North Korea’s shooting of South Korean officials “shocking” and “unforgivable for whatever reason.” South Korea also asked North Korea to explain itself, apologize for shooting and killing the country’s official and punishing those responsible.
This is the first time that a Korean national has been shot and killed in North Korea since July 2008, after a Korean soldier shot and killed South Korean tourist Park Wang-ja while on his way to a restricted area. Resort on Mount Kumgang, East Korea.
The incident may further worsen inter-Korean relations that have been largely divided after North Korea opposed South Korea’s flyers and demolished North Korea’s liaison office building in June. This could hamper peace efforts on the Korean peninsula.
Vu anh (Follow Yonhap)
