Running North
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maybe a previous escapee who forgot his toothbrush>
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A defector who had previously jumped over the inter-Korean border fence has refled to North Korea after 14 months, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed Monday.
The announcement came one day after the South Korean military said an unidentified person had moved into North Korea across the Military Demarcation Line on Saturday.
The government said the man, who had escaped North Korea by jumping over the 3-meter fence along the eastern inter-Korean border, redefected to North Korea.
“The redefector was presumed to be a defector A in his early 30s, who crossed the Military Demarcation Line in Goseong County, Gangwon Province, in November 2020,” a military official said, without revealing the defector’s name.
The redefector once again crossed the inter-Korean border in the area of Goseong County under the supervision of the 22nd Infantry Division. But the military official said he did not use the same overland route when fleeing South Korea.
South Korean authorities were able to discern the identity of the man by his appearance and description by naked eye in the video footage filmed by closed-circuit televisions installed along the Civilian Control Line. The man was caught in footage at around noon Saturday.
The military official also confirmed that a group of four people in the North Korean area were detected by its Terminal Observation Device immediately after the redefector crossed the border. But the South Korean military has been investigating the details.
Although questions still remain as to the motive of the redefection, the South Korean military said Seoul has not yet found any evidence that the redefector was involved in espionage activities.
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A defector who had previously jumped over the inter-Korean border fence has refled to North Korea after 14 months, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed Monday.
The announcement came one day after the South Korean military said an unidentified person had moved into North Korea across the Military Demarcation Line on Saturday.
The government said the man, who had escaped North Korea by jumping over the 3-meter fence along the eastern inter-Korean border, redefected to North Korea.
“The redefector was presumed to be a defector A in his early 30s, who crossed the Military Demarcation Line in Goseong County, Gangwon Province, in November 2020,” a military official said, without revealing the defector’s name.
The redefector once again crossed the inter-Korean border in the area of Goseong County under the supervision of the 22nd Infantry Division. But the military official said he did not use the same overland route when fleeing South Korea.
South Korean authorities were able to discern the identity of the man by his appearance and description by naked eye in the video footage filmed by closed-circuit televisions installed along the Civilian Control Line. The man was caught in footage at around noon Saturday.
The military official also confirmed that a group of four people in the North Korean area were detected by its Terminal Observation Device immediately after the redefector crossed the border. But the South Korean military has been investigating the details.
Although questions still remain as to the motive of the redefection, the South Korean military said Seoul has not yet found any evidence that the redefector was involved in espionage activities.
@george-k When I was Korea, I remember there were talks about the lack of integration of former DPRK defectors in ROK is a big problem.
Because it is so different, they have a very difficult time adapting. Kind of the like the US Amish when the leave the church. Many return because the "outside" world is so different.
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@george-k When I was Korea, I remember there were talks about the lack of integration of former DPRK defectors in ROK is a big problem.
Because it is so different, they have a very difficult time adapting. Kind of the like the US Amish when the leave the church. Many return because the "outside" world is so different.
@taiwan_girl said in Running North:
the "outside" world is so different
Shawshank Redemption..."Brooks was here."
