He entered Korea and was detained for 71 days. The Korean Central News Agency announced on the same day that the investigation into Mr. King had concluded, stating, ``The relevant agency is investigating Travis King, a U.S. soldier who illegally entered Republic territory.''
"We have decided to expel him under Republic Act." The news agency did not specify when or how he would be deported, but a senior U.S. government official said King was transferred from North Korea to China and the U.S. government
protected. The news agency said, ``According to an institutional investigation, Mr. King believed that he trespassed into Republic territory out of resentment toward inhumane abuse and racial discrimination within the U.S. military, and disillusionment with the unequal U.S. society.''
"It turned white," he said. King was sentenced to a 5 million won (approximately 550,000 yen) fine in February this year for allegedly kicking and breaking the door of a police car in Seoul's Mapo district in October last year. but,
Mr. King did not pay the fine and worked in South Korea for 48 days starting May 24 of this year, and was released on July 10. He was then deported to Texas on July 17th to undergo additional punishment by the US military.
However, he disappeared without boarding a plane from Incheon Airport, and the next day, he crossed the border into North Korea while touring the JSA.
2023/09/28 05:56 KST
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