Its been four weeks since he apparently evaded an order to fly back to the us, and made his way to the Demilitarised Zone which separates the two koreas before running to the northern side. Pyongyang has now claimed private king was driven to come to north korea because of inhuman maltreatment and Racial Discrimination while serving in the us army. And the State News Agency goes on to claim that private king has admitted to crossing illegally, and has asked for refuge in the north. It is the first time north korea has Knowledged Detaining the soldier. The claims have not been verified, and in a press briefing, the white house has urged people to be mindful of where the statement was made when considering its validity. We would caution everyone to consider the source here, that is incredibly important, as we are hearing the report. We cant verify the comments that are being attributed to private king, obviously. We remain focused on his safe return to him as we have been saying for thes
it s been four weeks since he apparently evaded an order to fly back to the us, and made his way to the demilitarised zone which separates the two koreas before running to the northern side. pyongyang has now claimed private king was driven to come to north korea because of inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination while serving in the us army. and the state news agency goes on to claim that private king has admitted to crossing illegally, and has asked for refuge in the north. it is the first time north korea has knowledged detaining the soldier. the claims have not been verified, and in a press briefing, the white house has urged people to be mindful of where the statement was made when considering its validity. we would caution everyone to consider the source here, that is incredibly important, as we are hearing the report. we can t verify the comments that are being attributed