N Korea frees prisoners to commemorate dead leaders
- 12 years ago
An amnesty for political prisoners in North Korea has been announced - though the exact number of how many people will be freed remains unclear. The gesture, starting on February 1, is to honour two of the state's former leaders - Kim Jong-il, who died in December, and his father, Kim il-Sung who passed away in 1994. ... http://www.euronews.net/