This chapter explores the challenges and risks individuals face when getting involved in activities aimed at positive change in North Korea. It discusses the dramatic actions taken by North Koreans, the power struggles within the ruling family, and dangerous situations where individuals seek asylum to escape threats and danger. The narrative portrays a tense and high-stakes scenario where the speaker aids a hunted man with a risky past, showcasing the complexities and dangers of such operations.
Marine veteran Christopher Ahn explains why he got involved with helping North Koreans defect to the West, and how this has put him in danger. [Part 1/2]
What We Discuss with Christopher Ahn:
- Christopher Ahn, a Korean-American Marine veteran, became involved in helping North Korean defectors escape through an organization called the Chosen Institute, founded by Adrian Hong.
- In 2017, after the assassination of Kim Jong-un's half-brother Kim Jong-nam, Christopher was called upon to provide emotional support and protection for Kim Han-sol, Kim Jong-nam's son, who feared for his life.
- Christopher met with Kim Han-sol and his family in Taiwan, providing them with a sense of safety and comfort while the Chosen Institute worked on a plan to find asylum for them.
- Christopher's role in these operations was to offer emotional support and guidance to the defectors, drawing from his own family's experience as immigrants and his understanding of the immense courage it takes to leave everything behind for a chance at a better life.
- In the second half of this two-part episode, we'll learn more about the part Christopher played in the 2019 incident at the North Korean embassy in Madrid for which he is facing life-threatening extradition.
- And much more...
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