Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN) Thae Yong Ho says he defected from North Korea for the future of his family. But back in North Korea, Tae Ok Ran, Thae's sister, calls that answer "100% evil propaganda." Even if families do not view defectors as traitors, contact between North Korean defectors and relatives back home is difficult , if not impossible. JUST WATCHED North Korean family separated for 6 years Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH North Korean family separated for 6 years 03:12Thae's siblings spoke with a fervor that would have been expected of them, by a government that demands loyalty. "We are not afraid," a retired North Korean army officer told CNN last month.

Source: CNN May 03, 2017 13:30 UTC