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Fortunately, he was caught in the process of attempting to settle down in South Korea, so no orders were carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suwon District Prosecutors\u2019 Office yesterday charged a 29-year old defector, Huh, with entering South Korea with the intent to execute orders received from North Korea\u2019s Defense Security Command. 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