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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?�

This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Thursday 2 July 2015.

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