North Korea Says US Soldier Crossed Border Due To 'Inhuman Maltreatment, Racial Discrimination'

<p>North Korea has said that the US soldier who crossed over to its territory wanted refuge there or in another country because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the United States and the military, Reported Reuters citing state media. Notably, this is Pyongyang's first public acknowledgment of King's crossing from South Korea on July 18. Travis King, a private in the US Army dashed into the North while he was on a civilian tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) on the heavily fortified border between North and South Koreas.&nbsp;</p> <p>According to the report, North Korean investigators have also concluded that the soldier crossed deliberately and illegally. State news agency KCNA said that King had the intent to stay in the North or in a third country, the report added.&nbsp;</p> <p>"During the investigation, Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army," KCNA reported, as per Reuters.&nbsp;</p> <p>It further said, "He also expressed his willingness to seek refugee in the DPRK or a third country, saying that he was disillusioned at the unequal American society."&nbsp;</p>

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