Ahn Hak-sop, a 95-year-old North Korean prisoner, wants to return to North Korea for burial, but the South Korean government refuses his request.
Gabriel Dumitrache
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Ahn Hak-sop, captured during the Korean War, spent over 42 years in prison in South Korea for refusing to renounce his political beliefs. Now 95, he yearns to return home to be buried in North Korea. Although he tried to cross the Demilitarized Zone, the South Korean government refused him entry, citing restrictions on unauthorized contact with the North. Ahn, weak and ill, expresses his deep wish to be buried in the country that defined his life.
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Un prizonier de război nord-coreean în vârstă de 95 de ani vrea să se întoarcă acasă pentru a muri. Coreea de Sud nu îl lasă
The 95-year-old POW who wants to return to North Korea to die
Un fost spion nord-coreean de 95 de ani, ținut prizonier patru decenii în Coreea de Sud, nu este lăsat să se întoarcă acasă
Coreea de Nord, locul unde un veteran de 95 de ani vrea să moară. De ce nu îl lasă Seulul
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