A North Korean defeated in South Korea crossing the maritime border, the authorities announced this Thursday, August 7, the media indicated that he was rescued while swimming hanging from polystyrene pieces.
This dropout took place on Wednesday, July 30 to Thursday, July 31 at the Han River estuary, which marks the border in Western Korea, around Ganghwa Island, said South Korea’s team. This island is, in some places, less than 2 kilometers from the North Korean shore of the estuary.
“The soldiers identified the individual near the border in the middle of the river,” journalists said an army official.
According to the media of South Korea, the deserter, hanging from polystyrene pieces as buoy, asked the soldiers to help them signals. Then, an officer launched: “We are the Navy of the Republic of Korea. Do you want to make defections in South Korea?” And received an affirmative answer.
Rare defections
The particularly delicate rescue operation lasted about ten hours and ended on July 31 around four in the morning (7 PM GMT on July 30). According to the Ministry of Defense, the deserter subsequently confirmed his intention to drop out.
Direct defections across the border between Korean, strongly supervised and undercut, are rare. The majority of North Korean refugees who arrive in South Korea are going through China and then one or more third countries such as Laos, Thailand or Mongolia.
The North Korea who manage to flee to South Korea are generally held by Seoul secret services for several weeks for controls and reports.
Source: BFM TV
