The Chosun Ilbo, which reported that a Korean-born ship carrying petrochemical products was detained by China while smuggling petroleum to North Korea, acknowledged misinformation and officially apologized on the 31st.
The Chosun Ilbo, on the first page of the 24th, said, “A Korean ship smuggled oil to North Korea and was detained in China” on the first page. It is known to have been hit. The Chinese side reported that the vessel had taken over the vessel, saying that it violated the’UN Security Council sanctions resolution against North Korea.’
However, an official of the shipping company said on the 24th that he requested correction from the Chosun Ilbo, saying, “The article of the Chosun Ilbo is a misinformation,” and said, “I don’t know where I received the information, but there is no confirmation report from our company. The Chosun Ilbo side said that the reporter did not (confirm) because the reporter did not give us the name of our company, but shouldn’t we stop the article?”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also refuted the article of the Chosun Ilbo. Foreign Ministry spokesman Choi Young-sam also said at a briefing on the 24th that “the Chinese side has not filed a suspicion of sanctions against North Korea in connection with this case.”
The reporter of the Chosun Ilbo, who wrote the article, said in Media Today, “I wrote it based on the content covered. I will talk with the company and write follow-up articles or take action if necessary.”
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A week after the controversy, the Chosun Ilbo admitted to the misinformation. The Chosun Ilbo, on page 2 of the 31st, said, “We apologize for the fact that this article was different from the article on’North Korean Smuggling Korean Ships’.” In an article on December 24, It was reported that while smuggling oil to North Korea, the Chinese authorities had been detained and searched for boarding for a week. In addition, in the process, the Chinese side reported that it was heard as a reason for violating the resolution of sanctions against North Korea.”
The Chosun Ilbo said, “However, it is true that the vessel was detained and searched by China, but it was confirmed that it was not true that the ship was smuggled to North Korea. He said, “I apologize to the concerned and readers,” after explaining that there were difficulties because the targets of the report were from the Ministry of Security and China, but there is no excuse for not sufficiently confirming.
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