N. Korea group's No. 2 leader questioned over failed sale of property

N. Korea group's No. 2 leader questioned over failed sale of property

TOKYO, Japan - Ho Jong Man, chief vice chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents of Japan, or Chongryon, leaves his residence in Tokyo's Sugiunami Ward on June 21 to be questioned by Japanese prosecutors over allegations that the pro-Pyongyang group transferred the ownership of its Tokyo head office and premises in a bid to evade possible seizure by a creditor in the event that it lost a court battle.

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