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BBC Speaks to North Korean Defector

North Korea's deputy ambassador to Britain Thae Yong-Ho fled 8 months ago - he gives a wide-ranging interview

North Korea's deputy ambassador to Britain Thae Yong-Ho fled 8 months ago and is now in Seoul where he sat down with the BBC for a wide-ranging interview. Also, having fun in Saudi Arabia and decriminalising domestic violence in Russia.

(Photo: North Korean deputy ambassador to Britain Thae Yong-Ho at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club. Credit: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

50 minutes

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Wed 25 Jan 201710:06GMT

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  • Wed 25 Jan 201710:06GMT

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