politics @lemmy.world jeffw @lemmy.world 1y ago

US soldier who fled to North Korea was facing disciplinary action after time in South Korean prison

apnews.com US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge

U.S. officials say an American soldier who fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea had served nearly two months in prison and was released.

He was charged with assault and held in a South Korean prison. To get away from discipline in the USA, he ran across the border into North Korea.

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Doesn’t seem like a smart move. The last American held in North Korea came home in a coma and died shortly thereafter
- I'm guessing he's asking for asylum and offering up some sort of secrets.
  
  Yeah, but he’s a private. He can’t know too much
- The last one that made big news.
  
  He was the last person to enter, it is true a couple others were released shortly after
Imagine North Korea being your best option for a place to live.
- They were flying him back to Texas, so North Korea is better than Texas. Wow
  
  Least shocking thing about this. Someone needs to leave abbot on a freeway on-ramp.
  
  That one I can believe
Guess who is donating teeth to North Korea? This guy.
The plot thickens.

🤣🤣

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