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Seoul Places Travel Ban on N.Korea Defection Brokers

Written: 2004-12-23 16:50:54Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Seoul Places Travel Ban on N.Korea Defection Brokers

The Seoul government has issued a travel ban on a number of South Koreans found to be helping North Koreans to escape their homeland.

The Ministry of Unification said about 70 to 80 percent of such "defection brokers" were banned from overseas travel due to their activities for encouraging mass defections and attempting to profit from the plight of North Korean refugees.

The Ministry also said it will seek to strengthen immigration inspections at overseas diplomatic missions next year to curb the recent increase in North Korean mass defections.

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