Brother of man slain by North Korea to meet with family of Japanese abductees

Mr Lee Rae-jin said he hoped the meeting with Japanese families would be a new opportunity for a joint response to human rights violations perpetrated by North Korea. - PHOTO: THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): The older brother of Mr Lee Dae-jun, a fisheries official killed by North Korean troops at sea in September 2020, is on a two-day trip to Japan from Friday to meet with families of Japanese people who were abducted by North Korea.

The brother, Mr Lee Rae-jin, told The Korea Herald on Friday that he hoped the meeting with Japanese families would be a new opportunity for a joint response to human rights violations perpetrated by North Korea.