North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has imposed a cruel new law in a major crackdown on defectors, it has been claimed. Citizens who live in or travel to regions of the Asian country bordering China are being forced to sign a pledge confirming they will "never defect", according to reports.
The dictator is now requiring anyone in the hermit kingdom traveling to border areas to submit a document with their finger print and a confirmation they will not permanently leave.
The extra red tape - which came into place earlier this month - is causing major disruption to business, wedding and funeral travel in a country where the 25 million residents already need special domestic travel permits.
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