If you survive an escape from North Korea you generally don’t look back. There isn’t a warm welcoming party awaiting you in Pyongyang should you return.
The Japanese coast guard have made a number of alarming discoveries these past two months, as many as 20 decaying bodies arriving on their shores.
The Supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army is reaching out to defectors, and letting them know they always have a home in North Korea. Kim has promised that returning defectors will not be harmed – on the contrary, talk of cash rewards is being thrown about.