Picture of the Day: Defector Passport
This undated photo shows a passport and Chinese documents held by one of the 13 North Korean restaurant workers stationed in China who participated in a successful group defection to South Korea last week. The photo, taken and kept by the restaurant operator, shows that the passport is marked as being for official use, as is commonly issued to North Koreans sent abroad to work. The document shows a foreigner’s registration of resident address in China. China’s foreign ministry had said that the defectors left the country carrying valid passports. (Yonhap)
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea hereby requests all those whom it may concern to allow the holder to pass free without let or hindrance, and to afford the holder such assistance and protection as may be necessary.”
Sounds like South Korea did exactly what North Korea requested to “those whom it may concern” in North Korean passports.