The defector's choice

The Last Voyage of the Pong Su by Age & SMH Podcasts

Nov 25, 201931:28Society & Culture

Episode 8. Australian prosecutors travel to Seoul to meet North Korean defectors as they try to understand the power structure on board the Pong Su. While laboratory results tell police there is something different about...

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