Thae Yong-ho could become the first-ever former North Korean official to become an elected lawmaker in South Korea.
Thae Yong-ho defected from North Korea and is up for election in South Korea.
Thae announced in front of journalists on Feb. 11 at the National Assembly that he would be running for a seat in the April election. It was a bold move, even considering the fact that he actively voiced his opinions criticism of North Korean and gave lectures upon his settlement in Seoul. Tae Ku-min is shown in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2020. Widely known as Thae Yong Ho the former North Korean diplomat, he is campaigning to become a lawmaker in South Korea. He defected to South Korea in 2016.A former deputy ambassador at the North Korean embassy in London, Tae caught public attention as he was spotted accompanying Kim Jong Un's elder brother to an Eric Clapton concert in London in 2015.
“Tae knows the communist regime to the bottom and also has experience working as a diplomat in a democratic country for a long time. I believe that will give him a more objective stance in handling diplomatic issues,” Choi Younghae, a 70-year-old business woman with experience of working at a foreign embassy in her 30s, told ABC News.
Tae Ku-min is shown in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2020. Widely known as Thae Yong Ho the former North Korean diplomat, he is campaigning to become a lawmaker in South Korea. He defected to South Korea in 2016.Tae acknowledged that there were those who question his qualifications to be a lawmaker in South Korea. Some critics have called Tae a"commie" and questioned whether he still has allegiances to North Korea. Tae directly rebutted those accusations.
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