North Korean Accused of Orchestrating Murderous Attack on South Korea to Lead Delegation to Olympics Closing Ceremony

Kim Yong Chol (L) during the inter-Korean general's talks at the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom, in the Demilitarized Zone, on Dec. 14, 2007. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images

North Korea announced it will send an eight-member delegation to the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, led by a man accused of orchestrating attacks on South Korea that killed dozens.

The man is Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the central committee of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. He also leads the party’s department in charge of affairs with the South.