Although both incidents occurred nearly four decades apart, they shared one similarity – North Korean agents are highly suspected to be behind the crimes, allegedly on orders from their supreme leader. "That is the only information we have on the possible Malaysian abductees," he said, adding that information provided by Eun-hee and Jenkins were credible. According to Ebihara, citizens from 12 countries – including Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Jordan, Lebanon, Romania and France – were allegedly kidnapped by North Korean agents. Hundreds of South Koreans were also allegedly abducted by North Korean agents. "They (women abductees) are also kidnapped to become wives of foreign abducted men," he said, citing Jenkins who was married to Japanese abductee, Hitomi Soga.

Source: The Star March 05, 2017 11:27 UTC