Senior North Korean Military Officer Defects

North Korea Military Official Seeking To Defect, Reports Say -- L.A. Times

SEOUL -- A high-ranking North Korean military officer said to be a close confidant of the recently executed uncle of ruler Kim Jong Un is in South Korean custody in China, South Korean media reported Thursday.

Several South Korean media outlets, citing anonymous intelligence officials, said the unnamed military officer was being questioned in a South Korean diplomatic office in Beijing.

According to 24-hour news channel YTN, the former aide to Jang Song Taek anticipated the purge of his boss and sought to defect at the end of September.

Though South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has denied the reports, analysts speculated that the South Korean government may be avoiding public comment on the situation to protect the would-be defector and secretly bring him to South Korea while minimizing diplomatic friction for China, North Korea’s neighbor and ally.

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My Comment: If a purge is underway in North Korea right now .... expect more defections.