Cuba
North Korea's former No. 2 diplomat in Cuba describes his dramatic, swift defection
When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No. 2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland in November, he finished all necessary prep work alone. About a week later, he told his family to
Ri Il Gyu, a former political counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Cuba who defected to South Korea last November, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Associated Press bureau in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (A... [5912 chars]