The Ministry of Unification said on the 27th that a total of 11 North Korean defectors have returned to North Korea in the past five years.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Unification said this during a regular briefing on the day that North Korea claimed that a North Korean defector who had suspected of a corona19 infection re-entered the previous day asked the reporter's question about the size of the defector.

“A total of 11 North Korean defectors, including 3 in 2015, 4 in 2016, and 4 in 2017, have been confirmed through reports from North Korea over the past five years,” Yeo said.

However, this figure does not include North Korean defectors who claim to have entered North Korea infected with Corona 19, as they are confirming the facts.

He said, "After North Korean defectors enter the Republic of Korea, it is difficult to accurately locate North Korean defectors because they are not obligated to report abroad when they leave the country."

For North Korean defectors who suspected of corona19, North Korea mentioned the previous day, saying "related matters are being confirmed with related organizations such as the military and police" and avoided specific answers.

In addition, the analysis that North Korea is trying to pass the responsibility of spreading the Corona 19 infection to the South is "The problem is to first check the facts." Order."

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