North Korea has decided to deport American serviceman Travis King, who escaped to North Korea from South Korea during a tour of the demilitarized zone.
This was reported by "Reuters" with reference to the North Korean state media KCNA.
According to their data, King admitted that he entered the country illegally. He came to North Korea because he allegedly suffered "inhumane treatment and manifestations of racism" in the US military, KCNA stated, citing an investigation into the matter. The publication notes that King would like to be granted asylum in North Korea or elsewhere for the same reason.
However, KCNA did not specify how, when or where King would be deported.
- Previously, Private 2nd Class Travis King served almost two months in a South Korean prison for the attack. He was released on July 17 and was about to be sent home to Texas, where he could potentially face additional military disciplinary action and discharge from the service. King was escorted to an airport in South Korea, but escaped from the airport while going through customs before joining a tour of the Demilitarized Zone in the Korean border village of Panmunjom.