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Japan Urged to Return Abducted Korean Citizens

KCNA

    Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- As already reported, some members of the Japanese right-wing organizations made their ways to Korean-Chinese border areas and secretly took to Japan at least 20 Japanese spouses, Korean returnees from Japan and their families who were residing in the DPRK. This incident is cursed by the international community as a serious abduction case violating international law, the DPRK law and laws of a third country and Japan as it was prompted by a sinister political purpose.
    Hiroshi Kato, head of the "Fund for Relief of North Korean Refugees" directly involved in this case, is describing its criminal act as a "humanitarian aid" in a bid to evade its responsibility under international law.
    This is a far-fetched assertion of a criminal which can convince nobody.
    It is already known to the world that in last November he was arrested and put into custody by the Chinese Public Security authorities for kidnapping Korean citizens but was deported later.
    It is really surprising that he is still talking about "humanitarianism" to cover up the crime though the truth behind the case has been clearly probed.
    In saying so, he is trying to tarnish the DPRK's genuine humanitarianism. This is the height of folly.
    Explicitly speaking, the DPRK government has provided governmental or non-governmental organizations, political parties, public organizations and individuals of every country with all conditions for rendering humanitarian aid in any capacity irrespective of bilateral relations, their political tendencies and positions.
    In case of Japan, the DPRK government has provided it with all legitimate conditions for rendering humanitarian assistance through such channels as remittance through banks and post offices, shipping service, etc. It is also allowing Japanese Korean women to visit their hometowns as desired by them.
    Thanks to the DPRK government's magnanimous humanitarian measures governmental or non-governmental organizations and individuals of many countries including those hostile toward the DPRK are participating in humanitarian aid programs.
    But it is only this right-wing organization in Japan that is disregarding the legitimate channel provided for humanitarian aid and resorting to operations to abduct individual citizens of the DPRK in DPRK-China border areas, dividing their harmonious families and barring them from hearing from each other.
    Families and relatives of those abducted to Japan are now living in uneasiness and horror over the fate of their loved abductees.
    Is it true "humanitarianism"?
    What should not be overlooked is that the recent abduction was committed at the connivance and instigation of the Japanese government.
    The Japanese media have already reported that at least 20 above-said victims had come to Japan after receiving visas from the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
    And Chief Cabinet Secretary Fukuda said that it was the government's duty to protect and promote their security and expressed his willingness to examine support for them, a clear proof that the government is behind this incident.
    The Red Cross organizations of both countries are getting in touch with each other to alleviate the sufferings of the abductees and their families.
    Article 2 of the nationality law of the DPRK stipulates that any DPRK citizen is entitled to receive political and legal protection of the DPRK irrespective of abode.
    The Japanese side should investigate and sternly punish the criminals who abducted the DPRK citizens and return them to their families without delay.