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Alleged SKorean abductee wants to dispel "rumours"

(6 Jul 2006) SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of the Tower of the Juche Idea 2. People in Pyongyang morning rush hour 3. "Chollima Street" in Pyongyang 4. Exterior of Pyongyang Koryo Hotel 5. Sign Koryo Hotel 6. Wide shot press conference room 7. Pan across journalists to set-up shot of Kim Yong Nam addressing in press conference. 9. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Yong Nam, husband of the late Megumi Yokoda " I made up my mind to appear here to tell the truth, because I heard that the truth concerning me has not yet been known clearly and wrong rumours about my case are spreading this or that way these days. 10. Journalists noting down this remarks. 11. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Yong Nam. "But, as soon as he arrived in Japan, he did not keep the promise, instead, he distributed them to the institutions and universities of Japan for identification and finally, they say the remains are not the real ones." 13.Cutaway journalists 14. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Yong Nam "This is the real letter of guarantee written by Yabunagashi himself at that time." (Kim holds up letter) 15. Close-up foreign pressman. 16.SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Yong Nam. "I appeared here to talk the truth, because I could not see with folded arms the situation in which my private affair has been misused in stepping up the pressure on the DPRK. I thought this issue would be solved in a correct way." 17. Wide of journalists 18. Children walking in the streets 19. Various Pyongyang street scenes STORYLINE A South Korean man, allegedly abducted by North Korea, appeared before reporters Thursday to "tell the truth" and dispel "rumours about my case", as well as demanding that Japan return the remains of his deceased Japanese wife, who was kidnapped by the communist regime. Kim Young-nam, who was believed snatched from a South Korean beach in the late 1970s, but recently denied this saying he was gratefully rescued at sea, said Japan should return Megumi Yokota's remains to North Korea. Kim's mother and sister met with him in North Korea last week - their first reunion since 1978. At a news conference during his family reunion, Kim said Yokata had suffered from schizophrenia and committed suicide at a hospital in April 1994. Kim said Thursday he wanted to hand over his late wife's ashes directly to her parents in Japan and that a visiting Japanese called Yabunagashi, promised Kim in 2004 that he would personally hand the remains to Yokoda's parents and promised not to publicise what he was doing, writing a letter of guarantee in person. Kim brandished the letter before reporters Thursday. Kim added on Thursday, "as soon as he arrived in Japan, he did not keep the promise, instead, he distributed them (the remains) to the institutions and universities of Japan for identification and finally, they say the remains are not the real ones." Japanese tests purportedly found the DNA of other people among the remains. Kim said last week that Tokyo's claims over her ashes were an insult to him and his deceased wife. North Korea admitted in 2002 to abducting 13 Japanese citizens in the 1970s and '80s to help train its spies in Japanese language and culture. It allowed five of them to return home, but said the other eight, including Yokota, who was kidnapped on her way home from school in 1977 when she was 13, were dead. But many Japanese believe Yokota is still alive. Kim insisted he had appeared before the journalists, "because I could not see with folded arms the situation in which my private affair has been misused in stepping up the pressure on the DPRK." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...