{"id":43069,"date":"2019-12-04T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=43069"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:49:37","slug":"n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a number of inmates who had served long sentences. This was done with no apparent reason, sources told Daily NK on Nov. 27.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe government suddenly issued an<\/span> amnesty decree and alleged it was an act of generosity of our leader Kim Jong Un,\u201d a source from North Hamgyong Province told Daily NK. \u201cBecause the pardons were mostly granted to long-term prisoners – serious offenders – many people are confused.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the source, the pardon also applied to a man in his 30s who was sentenced to 15 years after he had injured a man in a gang fight in Chongjin. He was reportedly released after serving \u201conly\u201d six years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also among the released prisoners were \u201cjuveniles, who had received long sentences after committing serious crimes, and had already been incarcerated for more than five years,\u201d the source reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

FEW PARDONS GRANTED IN THE PAST<\/span><\/p>\n

The North Korean state has traditionally pardoned a very small amount of prisoners on special occasions such as the birthdays of Kim Il Sung (Apr. 15) or Kim Jong Il (Feb. 16).<\/span><\/p>\n

Other special events include the Founding Day of the Workers\u2019 Party of Korea (Oct. 10), the Day of the Foundation of the Republic (Sept. 9) as well as celebrations of commemorative days around anniversaries.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2015, Daily NK covered several instances in which the North Korean government had issued amnesty decrees – among them North Korea\u2019s Independence Day on Aug. 15 and as well as a two-day release period<\/a> from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also in 2015, the North Korean state issued further pardons as part of the commemoration festivities for their party\u2019s founding 70th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Back then, however, only very few detainees received a reduction of their sentences or were actually released from prison. Sources told Daily NK that this had angered and dissatisfied many of the inmates\u2019 families.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, the pardons were mostly granted to short-term prisoners with sentences of less than three years, small-time criminals, or malnourished and ill prisoners, whose conditions had made them a burden for the state anyway. Thus, many North Korean citizens didn\u2019t really consider the pardons the act of \u201cthe leader\u2019s generosity\u201d which they were portrayed as.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AMNESTY’S USE AS A PROPAGANDA TOOL<\/span><\/p>\n

Such instances of amnesty are usually – and inevitably – accompanied by the propagandistic image of the \u201cNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s love and generosity\u201d as well as by ideological indoctrination.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources reported that prisoners on the receiving end of the pardons had to attend educational courses and learn about \u201ctheir leader\u2019s greatness\u201d for two months before they were released.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe main purpose of this pardon is to instill a sense of the great generosity of Kim Jong Un in the former prisoners,\u201d a source explained. \u201cThey were told during those educational sessions that they shouldn\u2019t forget their past lives, work hard, and live decent lives once they\u2019re back in the real world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey were also told that it\u2019s not too late for them to obey and even get into the party,\u201d the source continued, \u201cbecause they \u2018will be born again through the generosity of the Great Leader.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to another Daily NK source, it\u2019s the local law enforcement offices who are educating and watching the released prisoners, apparently \u201cto help them get used to life outside of jail without re-offending.\u201d He added: \u201cThey will also be assigned to jobs in the workforce.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Translated by Violet Kim and edited by Laura Geigenberger<\/em><\/p>\n

Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a number of inmates who had served long sentences. This was done with no apparent reason, sources told Daily NK on Nov. 27.\u00a0 \u201cThe government suddenly issued an amnesty decree and alleged it was an act of generosity of our leader Kim Jong Un,\u201d a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":43070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[295],"class_list":["post-43069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-crime"],"yoast_head":"\nN. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a few inmates, thereby approving their release from prison.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a few inmates, thereby approving their release from prison.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-12-04T09:00:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-16T23:49:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kim Yoo Jin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kim Yoo Jin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kim Yoo Jin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b51e45974fda33f377ff42e68feb9ee\"},\"headline\":\"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-04T09:00:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-16T23:49:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":605,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"crime\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/\",\"name\":\"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-04T09:00:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-16T23:49:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a few inmates, thereby approving their release from prison.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Image: pixabay\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/\",\"name\":\"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Daily NK English\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/top_logo@1x.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/top_logo@1x.png\",\"width\":272,\"height\":90,\"caption\":\"Daily NK English\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"description\":\"An independent online news organization based in Seoul, South Korea, reporting on internal North Korean affairs through a network of in-country sources and defector journalists. Part of the Unification Media Group (UMG) consortium.\",\"email\":\"dailynkenglish@uni-media.net\",\"telephone\":\"82-2-732-6998\",\"legalName\":\"DailyNK\",\"foundingDate\":\"2004-12-01\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6b51e45974fda33f377ff42e68feb9ee\",\"name\":\"Kim Yoo Jin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/images-1-e1589857625251-150x119.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/images-1-e1589857625251-150x119.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/images-1-e1589857625251-150x119.png\",\"caption\":\"Kim Yoo Jin\"},\"description\":\"Kim Yoo Jin is one of Daily NK's freelance journalists. Please direct any questions about his articles to dailynk@uni-media.net.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dailynk.com\\\/english\\\/author\\\/kim-yoo-jin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","description":"In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a few inmates, thereby approving their release from prison.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty","og_description":"In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a few inmates, thereby approving their release from prison.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/","og_site_name":"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","article_published_time":"2019-12-04T09:00:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-16T23:49:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kim Yoo Jin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kim Yoo Jin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/"},"author":{"name":"Kim Yoo Jin","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/6b51e45974fda33f377ff42e68feb9ee"},"headline":"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty","datePublished":"2019-12-04T09:00:04+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-16T23:49:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/"},"wordCount":605,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg","keywords":["crime"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/","name":"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg","datePublished":"2019-12-04T09:00:04+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-16T23:49:37+00:00","description":"In early October, the North Korean government granted amnesty to a few inmates, thereby approving their release from prison.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/prison_prison_cell_jail_crime_prisoner_criminal_cage_bar-1088841.jpg","width":1200,"height":720,"caption":"Image: pixabay"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-grants-long-term-prisoners-surprise-amnesty\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"N. Korea grants long-term prisoners surprise amnesty"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/","name":"North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#organization","name":"Daily NK English","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/top_logo@1x.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/top_logo@1x.png","width":272,"height":90,"caption":"Daily NK English"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"description":"An independent online news organization based in Seoul, South Korea, reporting on internal North Korean affairs through a network of in-country sources and defector journalists. Part of the Unification Media Group (UMG) consortium.","email":"dailynkenglish@uni-media.net","telephone":"82-2-732-6998","legalName":"DailyNK","foundingDate":"2004-12-01","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/6b51e45974fda33f377ff42e68feb9ee","name":"Kim Yoo Jin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/images-1-e1589857625251-150x119.png","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/images-1-e1589857625251-150x119.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/images-1-e1589857625251-150x119.png","caption":"Kim Yoo Jin"},"description":"Kim Yoo Jin is one of Daily NK's freelance journalists. Please direct any questions about his articles to dailynk@uni-media.net.","url":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/author\/kim-yoo-jin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43069"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43073,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069\/revisions\/43073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}