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Brother of South Korean slain by North rebuffs accusation he tried to defect

September 29, 2020

By Hyonhee Shin

SEOUL (Reuters) – The brother of the South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korean soldiers at sea last week rejected the government’s claim on Tuesday that the man had expressed his willingness to defect to the soldiers.

The death of the official, who was only identified by his surname Lee, sparked a dispute over why and how he was found floating in North Korean waters nearly 36 hours after he went missing.

The Coast Guard said it has determined after an investigation based on CCTV footage, military intelligence and background records that Lee told the North Korean troops he wished to defect and they were aware of his detailed personal information.

“We have confirmed that the North side had secured his personal information that he would only know, including his name, age, hometown and height, and that the missing person had conveyed his willingness to go to the North,” said Yoon Sung-hyun, chief of investigation and intelligence at the Coast Guard.

Yoon said the possibility was “extremely low” that Lee had lost his footing or attempted to take his own life because he was wearing a life vest and a flotation device when found some 38 km (23.6 miles) away from where he went missing.

Yoon said the official had run up debt of some 330 million won ($282,000) mostly from gambling but it was still unclear whether he sought to flee because of that.

But the man’s brother, Lee Rae-jin, said it must have been an accident as he had been proud of his job, just got a new boat and left a government identification card that would have facilitated his defection.

He questioned the government’s evidence, suggesting the North could have manipulated audios as both militaries frequently eavesdrop on each other.

“Most old men of our age are indebted and have family issues but who would go to the North because of that?” he told a news conference.

Lee accused the government and the military of letting slip “golden opportunities” to save his brother by refusing his requests for more ships and helicopters during an initial search while his brother was still floating in the waters.

He said only several boats and one helicopter were mobilised on Sept. 21-22. His brother went missing on Sept. 21 and was shot dead the following day.

“My brother had even rejected to join my business, saying he would retire as a public servant and was proud of that,” he said.

The Coast Guard and Navy expanded their search for the man’s body this week involving dozens of ships after Pyongyang said the soldiers only burned a flotation device he was using, in an effort to head off the risk of a novel coronanvirus outbreak.

South Korea has accused the North of dousing his body in fuel and setting it on fire after killing the man, calling for a joint investigation.

Pyongyang remains silent about the joint probe as of Tuesday but leader Kim Jong Un has offered an apology. State media said the North was conducting its own search for the man’s body but warned the South against raising tension by intruding into its waters.

(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Michael Perry)

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