\u201cI don\u2019t know exactly how many of the arrested defectors have been sent back, but certainly between the end of February and the beginning of March 20 of them were repatriated,\u201d Peter Jung, the spokesperson for \u2018savemynk.net\u2019, a group set up to help try and rescue North Korean defectors in Chinese detention, revealed to Daily NK this morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 20 individuals were transferred to Shinuiju via Dandong,\u201d Jung explained, going on, \u201cWe must denounce the Chinese authorities and strengthen international efforts to resolve this anti-humanitarian, barbaric situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
But, he added pointedly, \u201cIt is lack of civilian participation and disinterest that has put them in this deadly situation. We have to turn disinterest to interest, and interest to participation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jung, who was speaking to Daily NK from in front of the Chinese embassy in Seoul where protests to try and save the refugees reached their 16th day today, noted also, “It\u2019s not just about the repatriated people themselves, there is also the matter of punishment for their families; we must raise our voices and emphasize the North Korean human rights problem.”<\/p>\n
The harsh criticism of both China and inadequate participation in efforts to secure their release came after South Korean daily Donga Ilbo, citing a source in Seoul, reported this morning, \u201cChina has already repatriated the 31 defectors who had been detained for 8-12 days to North Korea,\u201d adding, \u201cThose ten who were arrested in Shenyang, China last month are being detained by Shinuiju National Security Agency.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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