BBC News: Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea
The old habits of secrecy haven't left Kim Kuk-song.
It has taken weeks of discussions to get an interview with him, and he's still worried about who might be listening. He wears dark glasses for the camera, and only two of our team know what we think is his real name.
Mr Kim spent 30 years working his way to the top ranks of North Korea's powerful spy agencies. The agencies were the "eyes, ears, and brains of the Supreme Leader", he says.
He claims he kept their secrets, sent assassins to kill their critics, and even built an illegal drugs-lab to help raise "revolutionary" funds.
Now, the former senior colonel has decided to tell his story to the BBC. It's the first time such a senior military officer from Pyongyang has given an interview to a major broadcaster.
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Update #1: North Korea spy defector says helped make crystal meth to fund regime (Business Insider)
Update #2: A former North Korean spy said the regime planned terrorist activities as a 'gift' to the supreme leader: report (Insider)
WNU Editor: No surprises in these revelations. Just more evidence on North Korea's abhorrent behavior.
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It should be pointed out that the North would know this person's indentity immediately upon defection.
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