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North Korean Olympic Officials Refuse to Give Athletes Complimentary Smartphones

South Korean company Samsung gave athletes the phones to carry during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics.

But officials from North Korea’s Olympic Committee did not provide the phones to the country’s athletes to carry as they entered Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony, a source familiar with the athlete’s village told RFA’s Korean Service.

Devil-X2810d ago

This is ridiculous. If I was a North Korean taking part in Olympics, I would well be filling out my immigration papers to move to another country by this time.

Speed-Racer2809d ago

Really? How do you propose on doing that?

Devil-X2809d ago

I said I would if I was a North Korean but I'm not. :P

Speed-Racer2809d ago

Clearly you're out of touch with what is going on in their country to say something like that. How would you have gotten the option to file for papers to begin with?

Devil-X2809d ago

Yeah, that's quite a messed up place. Well, I just expressed my opinion here but I didn't know I would be hard pressed to actually detail the process here, LOL.

That being said, yes I have no idea how to begin with that. :P

annoyedgamer2809d ago (Edited 2809d ago )

North Korea is communist. There is no process. The athletes families would be held as collateral if an escape attempt was made.

Devil-X2809d ago

Sure, you can have one by paying 1000$.

-Mezzo-2809d ago

'All your Phones are belong to Kim'.

Devil-X2809d ago

Do you mean that baby faced fat pig out there in North Korea ?

annoyedgamer2809d ago (Edited 2809d ago )

Call him what you will but big government controls its subjects. If his men had guns at your families heads, you wouldn't be calling him names.

Devil-X2809d ago

I doubt if he himself has some balls for that, as a mattery of fact he can't even point a finger at me.

And who are you defend such sort of a pig? Don't tell me a friend or a family member.

-Mezzo-2809d ago

What are you talking about Bro?

No one is defending him, relax.

Devil-X2808d ago

@Mezzo I was replying to annoyedgamer in my above comment. He clearly seems to be defending that North Korean pig out there.

annoyedgamer2808d ago (Edited 2808d ago )

I am not defending him, I want you to understand the horrors the people in North Korea go through under the communist regime. It is not a joke.

Speed-Racer2808d ago

Devil X - Save yourself now while you're still ahead. No one is defending Kim Jung. annoyedgamer is just saying that the people of North Korea have almost no choice but to abide by his wishes or else face capital punishment. They don't enjoy basic human rights like the rest of us do.

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