South Korean military says it is investigating but can’t confirm the person’s ‘exact motivations and goals’
Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, are seen in Paju, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, 2 Jan 2022. It’s being reported that a soldier has defected across the eastern side of the border.Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, are seen in Paju, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, 2 Jan 2022. It’s being reported that a soldier has defected across the eastern side of the border.
“Relevant authorities are currently investigating and therefore cannot confirm the detailed process of the defection”, or the individual’s exact motivations and goals, the military said.Defections by North Koreans across the border are considered risky and relatively rare and most escapers make their way to the South through China or other third countries.
A South Korean defence ministry official said the military took into custody a person who is believed to be North Korean on the eastern front and authorities were questioning the motives for the crossing. The official declined to provide further details. This is the second defection across the border between the Koreas in just two weeks, after another North Korean made it across the de facto maritime border in the Yellow Sea on 8 August.are at one of their lowest points in years, with the North ramping up weapons testing and bombarding the South with
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