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North Korea defector: ‘Mandatory’ to watch executions
A defector from North Korea says it is “mandatory� to watch public executions in the secretive state.
Hyeonseo Lee, who witnessed her first execution at 7 years old, fled across the border into China aged 17.
"It was shocking� said Lee as she described what she saw. "I didn’t know what was execution even at the time. When I went home I told my mum, what is that?�
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