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"This is a very important event because it's being held after Kim Jong-un's debut as heir-apparent," said Yoo Ho-yeol, a lecturer in North Korean studies at Korea University in Seoul, the South Korean capital.

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The 70-year-old describes a life of comfortable detachment from mainstream society, but with long periods in which he and his 74-year-old wife, Shin-yeol, are at the mercy of the elements.

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But Yoo Ho-yeol, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Korea University, said Gomes would eventually be released as the North appears to want to use his case as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program.

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But Yoo Ho-yeol, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Korea University, said Gomes would eventually be released as the North appears to want to use his case as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program.

KETV.com - Local News 2010

But Yoo Ho-yeol, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Korea University, said Gomes would eventually be released as the North appears to want to use his case as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program.

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But Yoo Ho-yeol, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Korea University, said Gomes would eventually be released as the North appears to want to use his case as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program.

chron.com Chronicle 2010

But Yoo Ho-yeol, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Korea University, said Gomes would eventually be released as the North appears to want to use his case as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program.

KETV.com - Local News 2010

However, North Korea expert Yoo Ho-yeol of Korea University in Seoul said Gomes will likely be released without having to serve the prison term.

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Yoo Ho-yeol, a professor of North Korean studies at Korea University south of Seoul, said he expected Kim to seek Beijing's help in addressing speculation that North Korea was involved in the downing of the Cheonan ship - and to ask for financial help in return for announcing

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But Yoo Ho-yeol, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Korea University, said Gomes would eventually be released as the North appears to want to use his case as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program.

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