A North Korean defector who escaped from prison while serving in China and escaped for 42 days was finally caught. He was a person who caused a stir throughout China when the bounty went up to 130 million won in Korean money.
More news from reporter Lee Geun-pyung.
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A man has his hands tied behind his back and looks in pain.
They are pulled out with their arms and legs raised, and they start screaming.
The man in the car was a 39-year-old North Korean resident.
This is the moment when the escape play that made a lot of noise in China comes to an end after 41 days.
Zhu, who came to China in 2013, was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison on charges of robbery and theft and was imprisoned in a prison in Jilin Province, China.
He escaped from prison on the 18th of last month, in a situation where he was scheduled to be released in August of 2023 due to the commutation of his sentence and only had to endure 22 months.
The camera captured the escape process by climbing up a temporary building and using a rope to break the high-voltage wire fence.
Chinese public security immediately disclosed Mr. Zhu’s identity and set out to pursue him with a bounty of about 28 million won.
However, as a month passed and there was no result, the bounty soared to about 130 million won.
In addition to Jilin Province, nearby local governments also jumped into the operation to arrest Mr. Zhu, and the ransom rose.
There was also a possibility that Mr. Zhu went to neighboring countries such as Mongolia, but he was eventually caught without being able to escape Jilin Province.
Some say that Joo escaped from prison when his sentence was less than two years away because he was afraid of being repatriated to North Korea.
