Representing the conservative People’s Power Party ( PPP ), he now predicts that the North Korean regime he once served “will inevitably collapse”. Many of the 30,000 North Korean defectors living in the South struggle to get on. A North Korean accent, which most defectors retain, is not a plus in South Korea’s cut-throat job market. This granted him entry to the elite tiers of North Korea’s rigid caste system, where such revolutionary credentials matter greatly. A cynic might suggest these allegations seal Mr Tae’s graduation from North Korean stooge to South Korean power-broker.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2023 20:30 UTC