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- Ko and her husband Ri applied for asylum at the US embassy in Bern in 1998, saying they were North Korean diplomats. They were then taken to a US military base near Frankfurt in Germany and questioned for several months.
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May 27, 2016 · They sought asylum at the U.S. Embassy in Bern and were given $200,000 by the CIA upon their arrival in the states, money they put toward their two-story home, which the Washington Post says...
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May 26, 2016 · Ko bears a striking resemblance to her sister, Ko Yong Hui, who was one of Kim Jong Il's wives and the mother of Kim Jong Un, the third-generation leader of North Korea.
Her younger sister Ko Yong-suk sought asylum from the U.S. embassy in Bern, Switzerland, while she was living there taking care of Kim Jong Un during his school days, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service; U.S. officials arranged Ko Yong-suk's departure from the country without consulting South Korean officials.
May 28, 2016 · For the past 18 years, since defecting from North Korea into the waiting arms of the CIA, Ko Yong-suk has been living an anonymous life here in the United States, with her husband and three...
In 1992, Ko Yong Suk arrived in Bern, Switzerland, with Kim Jong Chol, the first son of Ko's sister and Kim Jong Il, who in two years would become the leader of North Korea.
Nov 4, 2013 · When North Korean leader Kim Jong-un studied at a boarding school in Switzerland, his maternal aunt, Ko Yong-suk, was charged with looking after him in the foreign locale for several years. Then, 15 years ago, Ko vanished. The JoongAng Ilbo has learned that Ko, 55, sought political asylum in the United States in 1998.
May 27, 2016 · The Washington Post reported Friday that Ko Yong Suk, 60, has been living an anonymous life in the U.S. with her husband, Ri Gang, and their three children, since defecting from North Korea in...
