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The American soldier who ran into North Korea is now in the hands of American authorities

2023-09-27 20:22:18Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The American soldier who ran into North Korea is now in the hands of American
Travis King

Travis King, the US soldier who entered North Korea about two months ago, is in custody, under the supervision of US authorities, two US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity announced on Wednesday.

One of the officials said Mr. King had been released through China.

Earlier on Wednesday, North Korea said it would expel US soldier Travis King, who entered the country on July 18 through what is known as the demilitarized zone on the border with South Korea.

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency said authorities have finished questioning the soldier, but gave no details on when his deportation is planned or where it will take place.

Mr King, who had served in South Korea, was among a group of tourists visiting a village on the border between the two Koreas before he broke away and ran into North Korean territory. He became the first confirmed American to be arrested by Pyongyang in nearly five years.

At the time, Mr. King was supposed to return to the US military base at Fort Bliss, Texas, after serving a prison sentence in South Korea on charges of physical assault.

On Wednesday, North Korea's State News Agency said Mr. King had confessed to entering the country illegally because of what it described as "inhumane treatment and racial discrimination in the ranks of the US military." Likewise, according to the agency, Mr. King was "disappointed about the inequality that exists in American society."

This agency has previously attributed similar comments to Mr. King, but verification of their authenticity is impossible.

After weeks of silence, North Korea confirmed in August that it had arrested 23-year-old Travis King and was investigating the circumstances under which he had crossed the border.

Mr. King was among about 28,000 American troops stationed in South Korea with the goal of preventing a possible North Korean aggression. US officials expressed concern over the soldier's condition, due to Pyongyang's mistreatment of some US prisoners in the past.

Unauthorized crossings into what is known as the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas are extremely rare. The few Americans who have crossed into North Korea in the past have been soldiers, missionaries, human rights activists or simply curious to see how the world's most closed societies live./VOA


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