South Korea said on Friday it had protested to China over the suspected forced repatriation of a large number of North Koreans, who rights groups say face imprisonment and abuse at the hands of North Korean authorities.
Any forced repatriation of North Koreans goes against international norms and South Korea viewed it as regrettable, Koo Byoung-sam, a spokesman for South Korea's Unification Ministry, told a media briefing.
"The South Korean government regrets the situation and raised this matter with the Chinese side in a serious manner, emphasizing our position," he said." in China, when asked about a report Beijing had deported about 600 North Korean defectors this week despite a South Korean appeal not to force people back.
South Korea's government and international rights organisations have said defectors who are deported back to the North face harsh punishment including detention at labour camps where they are subject to dangerous treatment and conditions.
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