If elected, Thae Yong-ho would be the first-ever former North Korean official to become a lawmaker in the South.
s this April.
Since his defection four years ago with his wife and two sons, Thae has been protected by the South Korean government for fear of assassination or terror by North Korean infiltrators. He has occasionally appeared on local TV and wrote articles on North-South issues, gradually increasing his voice in recent months on human rights for 33,523 North Korean defectors living in the South. Thae’s YouTube Channel has drawn 137,000 subscribers and is growing fast.
Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong Ho, seen here on Feb. 19, 2019 in Seoul, plans to run for a seat in South Korea's National Assembly elections April 2020.
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