Christopher Ahn is fighting extradition charges to Spain in connection with a 2019 raid on the North Korean embassy.
Share on linkedin who said he broke into Pyongyang's Embassy in Madrid to help North Korean diplomats defect told CBS' "Christopher Ahn, from Southern California, is fighting extradition to Spain where he's wanted on charges in connection with the February 2019 raid that occurred days before then-PresidentCheollima Civil Defense
, which wants to overthrow Kim's regime, but said the timing of the break-in was coincidental and the goal was to free North Korean diplomats by staging a kidnapping. He denies claims made to police by North Korea's acting ambassador, whom he said he was trying to help, that the group beat diplomatic staff."The FBI has told me that my life is in danger," said Ahn, who's spent 88 days behind bars, during his "60 Minutes" interview. "That the North Korean government is now, and will be, targeting me for assassination."
Ahn's attorney Naeun Rim told Alfonsi President Biden or Secretary of State Tony Blinken could prevent his extradition.Share on twitter
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