Decision announced on US soldier who escaped to North Korea

North Korea announced that it will deport American soldier Travis King, who allegedly entered the country “unauthorized and illegally.”

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shared the current decision regarding King, whose interrogation has concluded. “Relevant authorities in North Korea have decided to deport US Army soldier Travis King, who entered the country illegally, in accordance with the country’s laws,” the agency said in its statement. information was given.

No details were given about how and when King would be deported.

The United Nations (UN) Command in South Korea announced in a post on social media platform In details that later emerged, it was claimed that King, 23, was a soldier and was sentenced to almost two months in prison for punching a civilian in a nightclub in South Korea and kicking a police vehicle.

It was claimed that King was wanted to be released on July 10 and sent back to the Fort Bliss military base in Texas, US, for disciplinary action. King, who returned to the airport where he was accompanied by the military claiming he had lost his passport, reportedly left the airport and took part in an organized tour for tourists to the de facto border village of Panmunjom, which is the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North Korea and South Korea.

The UN Command in South Korea had announced that it had requested information from North Korea about the whereabouts of the American soldier, and the first response was that King had been detained. (AA)