N Korea at crossroads

North Korea brings Kim's uncle home from Europe, says Seoul

Longtime ambassador faces political purge, some speculate

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Kim Pyong Il, seen here in a 2015 photo in Prague, served as North Korea's ambassador to the Czech Republic. © AP

SOTARO SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer
December 2, 2019 06:11 JST

SEOUL -- An uncle of North Korean autocrat Kim Jong Un returned home recently after serving more than 30 years as an envoy to Europe, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers this weekend.

Kim Pyong Il was last stationed in the Czech Republic as North Korea's ambassador.

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