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Ambassador Cho himself expressed his intention to go to South Korea several times in connection with the exile of former North Korean ambassador Cho Sung-gil, the head of the National Assembly's intelligence committee said yesterday (7th).

Also, a year after the exile last year, there are many stories about why this fact became known.



Reporter Ahn Jung-sik from North Korea reports.



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Jeon Jeon-cheol, the head of the National Assembly's intelligence committee, said that Cho Sung-gil, former deputy ambassador of North Korea to Italy, came to Korea in July of last year and "voluntarily expressed his intention to go to Korea several times."



He explained that the reason it has not been released in the meantime is "because of concern for my family in North Korea, I did not want to go to Korea to be known."



In early November 2018, his daughter, who remained in Italy after former Ambassador Cho went into hiding, was immediately repatriated to North Korea.



Although he is a proxy, this is the first time he has been asylum in Korea.



Moreover, former Ambassador Cho is from an elite family, where both father and father-in-law served as high-ranking diplomats, so it seems that he will have a significant impact on the high ranks of North Korea.



[Ko Young-Hwan/North Korean Defector from North Korean Diplomat: The shock to the North Korean elite is strong.

That is why North Korea is so angry.

Europe is a bit neutral.

(From North Korea's perspective) the worst



thing

is coming to Korea.] In connection

with Ambassador Cho's Korean asylum being released to the media, some opposition lawmakers have raised suspicion of political intent.



On the other hand, MBC reported that it was because Mr. Jo's wife, Mr. Lee Mo, reported to the media, and that Mr. Lee expressed his intention to send it to North Korea, where his daughter and family reside, because he was worried about his daughter repatriated to North Korea.



As various stories come out regarding Ambassador Cho's visit to Korea, it is noteworthy how North Korea will react.