A North Korean soldier stands guard at his guard post inside North Korean territory, in this picture taken from Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, on June 17, 2020. [REUTERS/YONHAP]
The family of a North Korean defector-turned-journalist abducted by Pyongyang will receive government compensation, as he has been formally recognized as an abduction victim, the Unification Ministry said Thursday.
The ministry's compensation review committee approved a payout of roughly 19 million won (US$12,400) to the family of Ham Jin-woo, who vanished in May 2017 while working as a journalist of a North Korea-focused media outlet along the North Korea-China border.
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The total sum was calculated based on the minimum wage and the length of his captivity, the ministry said.
