Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.
Intruder at Spanish North Korean embassy contacted FBI - Court
One of 10 intruders who entered North Korea's embassy in Madrid by force on Feb. 22 contacted the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation days afterwards, Spain's High Court said on Tuesday (March 26).
Spain's Interior Ministry had previously said police were investigating an incident at the embassy, but gave no details except to say that a NorthKorean citizen had been injured and that no one had filed a complaint.
In an official document based on the investigation, the High Court said on Tuesday one of the group, a Mexican citizen resident in the United States, had contacted the FBI on Feb. 27 in order to pass on information regarding the incident at the embassy, including audiovisual recordings.
The intruders had included citizens of Mexico, the United States and South Korea, the High Court also said in the document.
The Mexican citizen said he had carried out the raid voluntarily and he did not identify his companions, the court document said.
The group checked the embassy for arms before leaving the premises, at which point they separated into four groups and headed for Portugal. The Mexican flew from Lisbon to New York.
There was no immediate comment on the matter from the U.S. State Department. (Reuters)