North Korea, US soldier arrested for crossing border: suspected of desertion

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A U.S. citizens joined North Korea on a tour of the heavily fortified border. The UN command says the man was arrested for it crossed without permission, the military demarcation line in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The American stopped It turns out to be a soldier According to an American official quoted by CNN, “he may have done it voluntarily.” So it could be a case of “desertion”.

Previous Cases – Instances of American or South Korean desertions to North Korea are rare, while since the end of the Korean War in 1950–53 more than 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea to escape political oppression and economic hardship.