During a parliamentary hearing on the spy agency election interference scandal [1], Cho Myung-chul, a ruling party lawmaker famous for being the first North Korean defector to take a senior government post in South Korea, went under fire for making snide and offensive remarks [2] discriminating against people from certain province. More criticisms mount as prominent political blogger Impeter disclosed that [3] [ko] Cho has misrepresented facts about his academic records, whether intended or not, and as news came out [4] [ko] that Cho's family, even after Cho's defection, still enjoys affluent life in North Korea.
Suspicions Arose Over North Korean Defector-Turned-Lawmaker
· Written by Lee Yoo Eun
Categories: East Asia, North Korea, South Korea, Citizen Media, Politics, Refugees