Private Travis King has returned to the United States after being released by North Korea and is undergoing medical evaluation at a military facilityAccording to a US Department of Defense official, Thursday. He added to the agency, “The army is now focusing on ensuring the soldier’s safety and privacy. His situation will be addressed later through the chain of command.” France Press agency Spokesman Bryce Dube.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said on Thursday that China had provided “necessary assistance” to release the soldier at the request of North Korea and the United States.
US military officials claimed that King crossed the border into North Korea in July “intentionally and without authorization.” He had been released just over a week ago from a detention center in South Korea, where he ended up after an incident in a Seoul club in which he punched someone in the face in October 2022, according to court documents.
Last month, North Korea confirmed it was holding the soldier and added that he was King He had defected to that country to escape “mistreatment and racial discrimination in the American military.”But after investigating the matter, Pyongyang decided to “expel Travis King,” according to the North’s Korean Central News Agency.
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