Kyung Yup Kim is said to have murdered a young woman while on vacation in China thirteen years ago. China is therefore demanding his extradition. A New Zealand court has now cleared the way for this and, according to human rights activists, is creating a “disturbing precedent”.
The New Zealand judiciary wants to extradite a South Korean citizen to China. (Picture taken on June 12, 2019 in Wellington)
Kyung Yup Kim fought extradition to China for more than ten years. In vain – last week the Supreme Court in New Zealand upheld it.