DPRK to release South Korean fishing boat captured for illegal fishing
2017-10-27 09:20:07 source：Global Times
October 27, 2017
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has announced it would release a South Korean fishing boat on Friday, which was captured last Saturday for illegally intruding into waters in the East Sea of Korea under the control of DPRK side.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said late Thursday that according to a relevant institution, a South Korean fishing boat was captured for deliberately intruding into the DPRK waters for fishing.
"However, the DPRK side decided to repatriate the boat and its crew from the humanitarian point of view, taking into account the fact that all the crewmen honestly admitted their offence, repeatedly apologizing and asking for leniency," said the KCNA.
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