Two South Korean media staff have been deported after being arrested for illegally entering the North Korean ambassador’s residence in Singapore, police said on June 10.
Some 3,000 journalists have arrives in Singapore for the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday.
Singapore is known for the strictness with which it abides law and order, while South Korean media are known for their persistence.
Two men aged 42 and 45 who both worked for Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) News, were held on Thursday and accused of illegal trespassing to the North Korean ambassador’s residence in Singapore.
They were witnessed for the crucial warning before being expelled on Saturday, police said in a statement soon after North Korean leader Kim landed in the city-state. Two others with them — another KBS staffer and an interpreter for the group — were found not to have not committed any offence.
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Huge security has been deployed for the summit, with parts of the city-state in virtual lockdown.
Police repeated a warning that journalists who break Singapore’s laws will “not be accredited, and thus will not be able to cover, the summit between the United States of America and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)”.
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