Chongryon executive arrested over alleged fraud

Chongryon executive arrested over alleged fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters and photographers gather in front of the building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 28 after Kang Young Kwan, a Chongryon executive, was arrested by police in connection with the 820 million yen embezzlement case. Kang is suspected of instructing former top officials of the failed Chogin Tokyo credit union to embezzle the money from the union's funds.

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