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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Dec 28, 2017, 09:34 PM Dec 2017

Defected North Korean Nuclear Scientist Commits Suicide After Being Forced To Return

A North Korean nuclear scientist who defected to China committed suicide after being forced to return back, Radio Free Asia reported Thursday. The defector was a researcher at the physics center in the State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang, the report said.

The scientist was identified as Hyun Cheoi Huh, though RFA clarified it was unclear whether that was his real name. The man reportedly took a leave of absence from his job at the academy before defecting.

He was sent back to North Korea Nov. 17, RFA reported.

“He killed himself only a few hours after he was placed in solitary confinement at the State Security Department in Sinuiju city,” a source told RFA, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “He died before he could be questioned about the reasons for his escape, and what his route had been.”

The man took poison inside the security cell where he was set to be questioned. It remained unclear how he smuggled the poison inside.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/defected-north-korean-nuclear-scientist-commits-suicide-after-being-forced-to-return/ar-BBHsowz?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=edgsp

Uh huh

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Defected North Korean Nuclear Scientist Commits Suicide After Being Forced To Return (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 OP
"It remained unclear how he smuggled the poison inside" Fullduplexxx Dec 2017 #1
another bullshit lying fucking bluestarone Dec 2017 #2
Very odd story IMHO. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2017 #3

OAITW r.2.0

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3. Very odd story IMHO.
Thu Dec 28, 2017, 10:24 PM
Dec 2017

First, why would China send him back? I would think the intel gained from debriefing him would be very important to China in understanding the state of NK nuclear capabilities.

Secondly, who really knows how this person died? He was in prison and only NK gets to spin the story. Could have been a bullet to the head for all we know.

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