The brother of the North Korean Christian man awaiting public execution for simply being a Christian pleaded with the world Thursday to press North Korea to release his elder brother.
Presidential candidate Republican Senator Sam Brownback, meanwhile, backed up the appeal by demanding the man's freedom.
"Right now the purpose of my life is to save my brother," said Son Jong Hoon. "Now I am also praying to God to save my brother.
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