North Korea says a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North throughout the closely armed Korean border final month did so after being disillusioned on the inequality of American society
A TV display reveals a file picture of American soldier Travis King throughout a information program on the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 24, 2023. The deputy commander of the U.N. Command stated Monday it has began conversations with North Korea over King who bumped into the North final week throughout the Koreas’ closely armed border. (AP Picture/Ahn Younger-joon)
The Related Press
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stated Wednesday {that a} U.S. soldier who bolted into the North throughout the closely armed Korean border final month did so after being disillusioned on the inequality of American society.
Personal 2nd Class Travis King entered North Korea whereas on a tour of a Korean border village, turning into the primary American detained within the North in practically 5 years.
The North’s official Korean Central Information Company stated King informed investigators that he had determined to enter North Korea as a result of he “harbored in poor health feeling in opposition to inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination inside the U.S. Military.”
It says King additionally expressed his willingness to hunt refuge in North Korea or a 3rd nation, saying that he “was disillusioned on the unequal American society.”
North Korea says an investigation into King would proceed.
It is North Korea’s first official feedback on King, since his entrance to the North.
