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Former foes unite against Pyongyang’s rule
Seoul, South Korea – One was a North Korean political prisoner, the other a prison camp guard.
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Now in South Korea, the two defectors are working together to bring about change to the fearful regime they fled.
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Kang Chol Hwan, 46, is perhaps the most famous North Korean defector in South Korea.
His memoir, The Aquariums of Pyongyang, was the first personal account of the North Korean gulag to win international recognition. He was even invited to meet then-president George W Bush to discuss his experience.
Born into a well-connected Pyongyang family, Kang’s fortunes plunged when he was still a child, and his grandfather was accused of treason.
On North Korea’s notorious principle of “joint responsibility”, he and his family were dispatched to the Yodok political prison camp, where inmates suffered starvation, violence and other abuse.
After a decade, Kang was