<Anchor> As
you may have heard, the North Korean military did not take him to land after discovering Lee, but even destroyed the body after shooting from the sea.
Analysis suggests that it may be due to Corona 19, but killing an unarmed civilian is an unacceptable anti-human behavior.
Reporter Kim A-young pointed out the background of the North Korean military.
<Reporter>
In July, North Korean defector Kim Mo traveled to Kaesong through Ganghwa Island, causing an emergency in North Korea.
Chairman Kim Jong-un called for an emergency expansion conference from the Political Bureau, saying it is possible that North Koreans were infected with Corona 19, and the entire city of Kaesong was blocked.
Severe penalties have been imposed on North Korean troops who fail to be alert.
[Chosun Central TV (Last July): Strictly pointing out the poor front-line border duty, and applying severe punishment to the units responsible (for the occurrence of the incident).] As this
incident occurred only two months after that, Daenam Daenam As for the North Korean military in charge, it seems that they were in tension over the possibility of the influx of Corona 19 by outsiders.
[Ko Young-hwan/Former North Korean diplomat: It is true that (North Korea) is in a very nervous state.
In the vicinity of the Tuman River, draw a control line 1km ahead and kill the people and animals that go in and out...
.] It
seems that the North Korean personnel who discovered Mr. Lee wore gas masks and protective clothing, and that he heard the statement at a certain distance from Mr. Lee because he tried to minimize contact.
There are also observations that the killing of Mr. Lee at sea and damage to the body was also a reckless response conscious of the COVID-19 epidemic.
[Seoul/Minister of Defense: (North Korea) seems to be a little bit shy about the corona.
Isn't it related?]
However,
it
is obviously anti-human to kill unarmed civilians for any reason.
(Video editing: Kim Jong-woo)