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”I want to tell them there is a new way to the Future”
Thae Yong Ho { Ku Min }: “save people”
Congratulations! To South Korea and a new way to the future.
South Korea has elected the first North Korean defector to the South Korean Parliament, Thae Yong Ho { Ku Min : meaning “save People”}
He was a former North Korean diplomat in London’s embassy representing North Korea .
He escaped from North Korea’s control to South Korea with his family in 2016 . He left so his children would not have to live miserable lives.
Thae Yong Ho was elected by the residents of the Gangnam district { remember the hit song Gangnam style back in 2012}
He was elected only a week ago.
“ I thank you { Gangnam residents for selecting me to become the first{ defector} of North Korea to win a constituency. I’ll only uphold your order and work hard,” Thae Yong Ho stated.
He belongs to the United Future Party. They take a hard line on North Korea’s nuclear pursuit and they don’t ignore the human rights abuses in North Korea . He is known in North Koreas as human scum.
North Korean refugees are the only refugees in the world that are automatically made citizens when they arrive in South Korea. They are given a chance to learn how to function in South Korea’s fast paced and competitive lifestyle by training given at Hanawon Settlement Support Center.
However, North Koreans find themselves in an uphill battle to be accepted by South Koreans in everyday community life. They are often not seen as South Koreans but as “ North Koreans”. Refugees feel as if they are always trying to ”catch up” while dealing with the guilt of leaving their families behind in a torturous country.
Thao Yong Ho’s election is a victory for all Koreans and another step towards accepting each other and being known by your “Character“ and not by your location of origin. His perspective gives him the passion for freedom that comes only from knowing what it is like to live without it. He has an understanding of the true nature of North Korea and therefore has a better pathway to a unification policy that does not compromise the human rights of North Koreans.
Unlike President Moon Jae, who seeks reconciliation with Pyongyang over human rights concerns.
The Election of Thao Hong Ho is the wedge that dislodges the closed door that separates North and South Koreans hearts. His election catapults all Koreans towards becoming ONE Korea. HANA.
CONGRATULATIONS South Korea! You have taken an enormous step for all Koreans to no longer be known by your location of origin, but by their heart and soul.
HANA – One Free Korea
