Soldier Travis King ‘in US custody’ after being ‘expelled’ from North Korea
Mike Brest
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The North Korean government decided “to expel” U.S. Army Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King, state media reported on Wednesday.
King crossed the demarcation line from South Korea into North Korea in July, seemingly of his own volition, and there has been little new information about his whereabouts and well-being since then.
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“The relevant organ of the DPRK decided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the U.S. Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republic,” state media KCNA said. The report said the investigation into King “has been finished.”
It’s unclear where he’ll be expelled and when.
“According to the investigation by a relevant organ of the DPRK, Travis King confessed that he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. army and was disillusioned about the unequal U.S. society,” KCNA’s report added.
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King was supposed to fly home to the United States after serving two months in prison on assault charges and time under U.S. supervision, but he didn’t get on the flight, choosing to cross the border instead.
A U.S. official confirmed to reporters on Wednesday morning that Pvt. King is in U.S. custody.