[속보] North Korea: “Malaysia passes over our citizens to the United States… severing diplomatic relations”

North Korea has declared a break in diplomatic relations against Malaysia, which has led citizens of their country accused of violating sanctions on North Korea to the United States.

A businessman in Malaysia who had been tried on charges of violating sanctions against North Korea such as’money laundering’ was handed over to the United States.

In a statement released by the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 19th, “The Malaysian authorities sold innocent Korean citizens as’criminals’ on the 17th and finally forced them to lead to the United States.” I declare that.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs argued, “Our citizens in question are workers who have been engaged in legal foreign trade activities in Singapore for many years,” and argued that “it is an absurd fabrication and a complete scheme to be involved in any’illegal money washing’.”

“This is a direct product of an anti-Republican conspiracy collusion created by the US’s heinous hostilities to isolate and crush our Republic and the pro-American humiliation of the Malaysian authorities.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned, “From this point onward, the Malaysian authorities will be fully responsible for any aftereffects that may occur between the two parties,” and warned that “the US, the main culprit behind this incident, will also pay a reasonable price.”

Meanwhile, the Malaysian Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed with North Korean businessman Moon Cheol-myeong for refusing US extradition on the 9th and made the final decision of extradition.

Earlier, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requested the delivery of recruits to Malaysia, claiming that Moon sent luxury goods such as alcohol and watches to North Korea in violation of sanctions against North Korea, and laundered money through a ghost company.

Reporter Eunbin Kim [email protected]