Defector charged over remittances to families in North Korea is acquitted

A North Korean defector accused of helping others send money to their families in North Korea through unauthorized channels has been acquitted by a South Korean appeals court, a nongovernmental research group specializing in unification policy said Wednesday. An appellate panel of the Uijeongbu District Court acquitted the 54-year-old defendant, who was charged in relation to 11 transfers made using the defendant's bank account and an acquaintance’s account in China, according to the Unification