S. Korean says tortured in China

S. Korean says tortured in China

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Yong Hwan, a South Korean activist expelled from China in July 2012, holds a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 6, 2012. Kim said Chinese security agents tortured him to extract information about organizations helping North Koreans flee to China, by keeping him awake for six straight days and subjecting him to more than five hours of electric shocks. China has denied that Kim was tortured while in detention, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said.

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