Either that, or he's worried about revealing knowledge he's not supposed to have. North Korea heavily controls information that its citizens are allowed to have about places outside the country, because if people start to believe that life is better elsewhere, they'll eventually revolt.

So if he admitted to knowing more about South Korea than he is supposed to, and then word of that admission got back to his superiors or other government officials, they'd realize that he and likely his family must have somehow come upon restricted knowledge and start punishing them to try to find a source, if one even exists.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

That's why I can't believe interviews like this. The guy is a POW from a country where anything less than fierce, undying loyalty is met with you and your entire family being rounded up into camps. It's hard to believe someone like that would answer any sort of questions without being coerced or being faked.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

There was some kind of cut after he was asked that question; I would think that's what's going on