N Korean defector was 'sick and tired of regime'
The North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho, who defected to South Korea, had left because he was “sick and tired of the Kim Jong-un regime” and was worried about his children’s future, a spokesperson said. North Korean leader Kim is “harsher than his father” and Thae's relatives may now expect “perpetual punishment" in prisoner camps, a Humans Rights Watch official said.