5 December, 2025
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How a question about forgotten prisoners in North Korea sparked a firestorm
Politicians have weaponized Lee Jae Myung’s remarks on ROK detainees, but the real issue is what will bring them home


During a press conference this week, I asked South Korea’s president a relatively simple question about six of his country’s citizens imprisoned in North Korea.
What I didn’t expect was his response: “That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”
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