North Korea writes off defector
Wednesday 19 February 1997 00:02 GMT
CommentsIn an apparent further softening on the case of Hwang Jang Yop, a high-ranking defector holed up in the South Korean consulate in Peking, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, said in a radio broadcast that "cowards" who wished to leave should go ahead.
AP - Tokyo
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