NORTH Korea said that Travis King, the United States Dolfier who crossed into their territory, dashed across the border from South Korea because of the inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination in the army.
23-year-old private King crossed the borders of South Korea last July 28 while on a guided tour.
According to Pyongyang’s State News Agency, King admitted that he illegally intruded into North Korea, and confessed that he decided to come over there due to the inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army.
During the investigation, he confessed that he decided to come over to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), opposed to inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army.
King was reportedly disillusioned at the unequal American society and expressed his will to seek political asylum either In North Korea or in a third country.
Saying he was disillusioned at the unequal American society, he expressed his will to seek political asylum either in the DPRK or in third country.
On the other hand, Washington says it has confirmed the public statement by Pyongyang.
To recall US underwent negotiations to retrieve King with the US command that runs the border area that has a direct line of the North Korean Army.
King is a reconnaissance specialist who has been in the army since January 2021 and was in South Korea as part of a military rotation.
“Potential provocative action, potential activities by the DPRK that can be deemed as irresponsible and reckless, as destabilizing to the region, is one of the many things for why such a trilateral engagement is so important, and why we are taking the steps to further deepen our partnerships with the Rok and Japan,” Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson, US Department of State, said.
Before crossing borders King served two months in detention in South Korea due to physical attack and only went out last July 10.
