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That was what the Sosong District family had done when a family member defected in 2005, which enabled them to avoid any consequences until now. But when the Pyongyang state security department learned that the “deceased” family member was actually living in South Korea, the family was immediately kicked out of the city.
The family had apparently received money from the relation in South Korea via a remittance broker in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, several years before. However, state security agents recently arrested that broker and got their hands on a list of remittance recipients, which included the Sosong District family.
“The families of defectors aren’t allowed to live in Pyongyang, the capital of the revolution – they’re subject to forced relocation, with no exceptions. This family had managed to remain in the capital by presenting their missing relative as deceased rather than a defector, but as soon as the truth came out, they were immediately banished,” the source said.
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