Travis King, a US soldier who crossed the border from South to North Korea earlier this year, is now in American custody after being expelled by North Korea to China, as confirmed by a US official.
North Korea had announced its decision to expel Private King, citing his admission to illegal intrusion into the country and his disillusionment with what he described as unequal aspects of US society. The state news agency, KCNA, released the final results of its investigation into King’s border crossing in July, revealing his motivations. According to KCNA, King confessed to illegally intruding into North Korean territory due to his feelings of maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US army, which led to disillusionment with what he perceived as an unequal American society.
