Lee Rae-jin, the older brother of a South Korean fisheries official shot dead by the North Korean military, reacts during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL (Reuters) - The missing South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korean soldiers at sea last week had expressed his willingness to defect to the soldiers, South Korea's Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
The official's death sparked controversy after his older brother refuted the government's initial claim that he might have tried to flee to the North.
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