North Korea to expel US soldier Travis King who crossed into country in July | Oneindia News
North Korea has decided to expel the American soldier Travis King who, according to the state news agency KCNA, has confessed to illegally entering the country. Releasing the results of an investigation into King’s border crossing in July, KCNA said the soldier harboured ill feelings over inhumane treatment and racial discrimination within the US army. KCNA however did not specify how, when, or to where King would be expelled.
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00:00 North Korea has decided to expel the American soldier Travis King, who, according to the
00:06 state news agency KCNA, has confessed to illegally entering the country.
00:11 Releasing the results of an investigation into King's border crossing in July, KCNA
00:15 said that the soldier harbored ill feelings over inhuman treatment and racial discrimination
00:21 within the US Army.
00:22 KCNA, however, did not specify how, when or to where King would be expelled.
00:29 North Korea had earlier said that in its interim findings, it found that Travis King wanted
00:34 refugee in North Korea or elsewhere because of the alleged inhuman treatment and racial
00:39 discrimination.
00:40 Travis King had crossed into the country through the heavily armed border between the Koreas
00:44 in July.
00:45 As per the Korean Central News Agency report, authorities have finished their interrogation
00:50 of Travis King.
00:51 He has reportedly confessed that he entered into the country illegally.
00:55 He did so because he harbored ill feelings against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination
01:00 within the US Army and was disillusioned about the unequal US society.
01:06 Travis King had served in South Korea.
01:08 During his civilian tour of a border village on July 18, he sprinted into North Korea.
01:14 With this, he became the first American confirmed to be detained in the North in nearly five
01:18 years.
01:19 At the time he joined the civilian tour and crossed the border, he was supposed to be
01:23 heading to Fort Bliss, Texas following his release from prison in South Korea on an assault
01:27 conviction.
01:29 King was released on July 10 and was sent home to Fort Bliss, Texas where he could have
01:33 faced additional military discipline and discharged from his service.
01:37 He was escorted as per his customs but left the airport before boarding the plane.
01:42 It was unclear how he spent the hours until joining the tour in the border village of
01:46 Panmunjom during which he ran across the border.
01:50 The border between the two Koreas is heavily fortified but at the joint security area,
01:54 the frontier is marked only by a low concrete divider and is relatively easy to cross despite
01:59 the presence of soldiers on both sides.
02:02 After weeks of silence, North Korea confirmed the detention of the King in August.
02:06 The North Korean government said that it was questioning the circumstances surrounding
02:10 his border crossing.
02:11 US officials have said that King, who chose to serve his time at a labor camp rather than
02:16 pay a fine of about $4,000, has been declared absent without leave.
02:21 The punishment can include confinement, forfeiture of pay or dishonorable discharge based largely
02:26 on how long the abscondee was away and whether they were apprehended or returned of their
02:31 own free will.
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