Chongryon lawyer denies criminal nature of sale to ex-intel chief

Chongryon lawyer denies criminal nature of sale to ex-intel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Koken Tsuchiya, a lawyer representing the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 14 that no crime was involved in a deal to sell its head office in Tokyo to an investment advisory firm headed by a former chief of the Public Security Intelligence Agency.

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