North Korea defector tells of escape and reveals what life is really like in secretive state


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For David, the streets of Seoul are a much longed for safe haven. To the casual observer, there is nothing out of the ordinary about him. He is a slight man, softly spoken, dressed in baggy jeans and wide glasses that are fashionable in South Korea. But his story and what he has been through to get here are utterly remarkable. He is a North Korean defector, one of the very few to have escaped the DPRK (Democratic Republic of Korea) within the last few years. "My mother bribed the soldier beforehand," he tells me as he gestures on a...