Seoul: North Korea yesterday called a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea a criminal and &ldquo;human scum,&rdquo; in its first official response to the defection.
<img title="Thae Yong Ho. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/21-Yong-Ho.jpg" alt="Thae Yong Ho. Pic/AFP" /> Thae Yong Ho. Pic/AFP
The official Korean Central News Agency also accused Seoul of using the defection of Thae Yong Ho, formerly a minister at the North Korean Embassy in London, for propaganda aimed at insulting the North Korean leadership.

North Korea yesterday called a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea a criminal and &ldquo;human scum,&rdquo; in its first official response to the defection

'Defector is human scum'

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North Korea yesterday called a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea a criminal and &ldquo;human scum,&rdquo; in its first official response to the defection

'Defector is human scum'

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