December 5, 2025
South Korea President Lee Jae Myung holds a press conference at the Blue House in Seoul on December 3, 2025, the first anniversary of the declaration of martial law by ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol. PHOTO: AFP
Presidential office confirms 6 South Koreans detained in North Korea, vows efforts to release them
The six citizens, including three North Koreans who had defected to South Korea, have been held in the North on charges of espionage and others since between 2013 and 2016.
