N. Korea warns of capital punishment against ex-President Park
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday warned of capital punishment against a former South Korean president and former spy chief for their alleged plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
"Former President Park Geun-hye and former former spy chief Lee Byung-ho as well as agents of the National Intelligence Service cannot avoid being cruelly killed by anyone, any time and any means from now on," read a joint statement issued by North Korea Ministry of State Security and other relavant bodies.
The statement demanded South Korea immediately hand over Park and Lee to North Korea, citing a U.N. resolution meant to eradicate international terrorism.
This undated photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un against background of buildings in Pyongyang. (Yonhap)
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