North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly apologised on September 25, 2020 after a South Korean official was shot dead and cremated by North Korean officials.  He was discovered on September 24, 2020 near the inter-Korean sea border after he went missing on Monday. The 47-year-old man was allegedly attempting to defect to North Korea before he was interrogated and killed. Seoul has strongly condemned what they said was an “outrageous act”.