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- North Korean athletes are subject to round-the-clock security at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
- Each athlete has a “minder” who will even follow them into the toilet so their whereabouts can be guaranteed at all times.
- Athletes from North Korea are “separated” from athletes from other nations.
- North Korea is paranoid that its Olympic stars could defect from the country.
Olympic athletes from North Korea have to put up with extraordinary security measures that includes round-the-clock surveillance and separation from other nations.
A report on CNN indicates that North Korea sent minders to follow its athletes and ensure they do not run away and defect — the process of abandoning one’s country in favour of an opposing one.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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