On the flip side, it can be hard to believe that there are North Korean higher ups that did escape risking death, when in their home country they are at least n

On the flip side, it can be hard to believe that there are North Korean higher ups that did escape risking death, when in their home country they are at least not going to die. There are North Korean escapees residing in South Korea when they already had a high status back in North Korea. Fellow peers that tried to escape with him died.