This has to continue to be infuriating for the families of the deceased sailors killed by this attack:
The wreckage of the Cheonan frigate displayed at the Navy’s 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province / Yonhap
North Korea has again denied its involvement in a torpedo attack of the South’s Cheonan frigate in 2010, expressing discomfort over Seoul repeatedly laying responsibility on Pyongyang.
The regime has for years claimed no responsibility for the tragic incident that left 46 South Korean sailors dead. But the latest in a series of verbal conflicts came on Monday when Kim Yong-chol, vice chairman of the regime’s ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee, sarcastically vented his anger about the incident.
In a recent meeting with South Korean journalists, Kim introduced himself as “the man who the South claims masterminded the attack.”
A group of South Korean musicians visited the North for three days beginning Sunday in a move to enhance a festive and reconciliatory inter-Korean mood ahead of the planned summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this month.
The remark came about a month after the ranking North Korean official visited Seoul on the sidelines of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. At that time, South Korean activists and opposition parties denounced President Moon for allowing the alleged “Cheonan culprit” to visit the South. [Korea Times]
You can read more at the link, but it seems pretty clear the ROK government is not going to make any demands for the North Koreans to come clean on this murder of 46 ROK servicemembers.
I can only imagine how many intelligence agents were following him around considering the media was able found out about his trip:
A brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited London and attended a concert by Eric Clapton, according to a Japanese news report and a source.
Kim Jong-chol, older brother of the North’s leader and known as a big fan of Clapton, was caught on camera while attending the concert at Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday, Japan’s TBS television station reported.
Dressed in a T-shirt and a leather jacket, Kim was with what appeared to be his girlfriend, it said.
A source in London confirmed that Kim visited London and stayed at a downtown hotel. The source also said that Kim was scheduled to board a flight to Moscow on Friday.
Rates at the hotel range from 247 British pounds (about 420,000 won) to 2,184 pounds (3.7 million) per night. [Yonhap]<\blockquote>
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