DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Blasts Remarks of "Special Rapporteur" of UN Human Rights Council

Pyongyang, February 4 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Feb. 4 gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA as regards the fact that the "special rapporteur" on human rights issue in the DPRK recently slung mud at the dignity of its supreme leadership:
Darusman, called "special rapporteur" on human rights issue in the DPRK of the UN Human Rights Council, in an interview with AP on Feb. 2 called for "change of leadership" in the DPRK, saying that "human rights and the present government cannot coexist in north Korea".

His reckless remarks were just an imitation of calumnies on the DPRK of the U.S. ruling quarters obsessed with the inveterate repugnancy towards it, and this fully revealed his true colors as a dirty stooge under the veil of human rights champion who acts a shock brigade in implementing the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK. It is no wonder that AP expressed astonishment at the remarks, saying that they could be heard only from U.S. officials.

Darusman threw mud at the dignity of the DPRK supreme leadership absolutely trusted by its army and people. It is as foolish an act as trying to get the sun eclipsed by palms, and such impudent behavior deserves the punishment of Heaven. In fact, he is implicated in the case of the massacre of 500 000 people linked to the leftist or labor groups in Indonesia in 1965 committed with CIA help. He is also a dirty man who is a member of the Global Leadership Foundation, whose patrons include U.S. unsavory characters.
Such guy, turned into a disgusting imposter and hack writer for money from the U.S., now goes reckless to take the lead in the anti-DPRK "human rights" campaign. Darusman, a hand-raised stooge of the U.S., recruited "testifiers" like Sin Tong Hyok and took them from place to place to tell the false stories according to the U.S. scenario, so as to cook up an anti-DPRK "human rights resolution", befooling the international community.

Upset by Sin's confession of his false "testimonies", Darusman is seeking to justify the false document, cooked up by him, with sophism that it was based on "testimonies" of hundreds of persons. To make it clearer, he should open to the public at once the names of hundreds of "defectors from the north" whom he asserted he met. Then, the DPRK will reveal to the whole world the true identities of each and every one of those false "testifiers" and the crimes committed by them one by one.

Consequently, the truth behind the anti-DPRK "human rights" racket by Darusman and his master, the U.S., will be brought to light more evidently. The DPRK does never pardon anyone for hurting the dignity of its supreme leadership, and it is its unchangeable temper and will to defend the best socialist system of Korean style. The DPRK will continue to toughly counter the mad-cap anti-DPRK "human rights" racket the U.S. and other hostile forces are kicking up by employing such dishonest elements as Darusman.

S. KOREAN AUTHORITIES URGED TO TAKE PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR DIALOGUE

Pyongyang, February 4 (KCNA) -- The spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea Wednesday gave an answer to a question put by KCNA as regards the fact that the south Korean authorities are spreading the rumor that dialogue has not started due to the north, toeing the line of the U.S. which is displeased with any effort to mend the inter-Korean relations. The spokesman said:

These days those of the Ministry of Unification of south Korea talk rubbish that the north should stop making exhausting assertions and come out for dialogue as early as possible if it has the willingness to mend the relations. Timed to coincide with this, the conservative media of south Korea are floating the rumor that it is hard to expect north-south dialogue for the time being due to the north. This is an intolerable insult to the DPRK's sincere efforts to bring about a great change in the north-south relations in this significant year and revelation of the clumsy and sinister intention to pass the buck for the daily escalating tension to it.

Now the rabid dogs of the U.S. obsessed with the anti-DPRK hostile conception are openly barking that they will bring down the DPRK by leading it to "changes" in utter denial of its ideology and social system, and obstructing the south Korean authorities in every way so that they may not opt for mending the relations with it. This is well known to the world.
There are heaps of realistic issues pending solutions between the north and the south but there is not a single problem the south Korean authorities can settle without the U.S. interference. This is the DPRK's judgment.

It is the stark reality that without setting right the abnormal master-servant relations with the U.S. it is hard to expect a fundamental change in the north-south relations. The DPRK can never believe the south Korean authorities' will for dialogue as long as such situation goes on.

The south Korean authorities should not just pay lip-service to "dialogue" and "confidence" but make a bold decision to settle national issues and reunification issue with their fellow countrymen through frank discussions, free from the U.S. control, and show the will for the improvement of the relations by taking practical and trust-based measures.

They should also stop such acts of doing harm to fellow countrymen and escalating tensions by toeing to the U.S. policy. To talk about "dialogue" without taking practical measures is not an attitude to truly settle the issue of the north-south relations. Such behavior cannot be interpreted otherwise than a poor charade to make the public at home and abroad believe that they are interested in improving the north-south ties and to shift the blame for the failure to open dialogue on to the DPRK side.  As we have repeatedly clarified our stand, we are fully ready to bring about a fresh landmark phase in the north-south relations for the dignity and destiny of the nation.

The prospect of the north-south relations entirely depends on the attitude of the south Korean authorities.