North Korea says it will expel the U.S. soldier who crossed into the country in July

SEOUL, South Korea –

North Korea stated Wednesday that it’ll expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the nation by way of the closely armed border between the Koreas in July.

The North’s official Korean Central Information Company stated that authorities have completed their questioning of Pvt. Travis King. It stated that he confessed to illegally coming into the North as a result of he harboured “ailing feeling towards inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” throughout the U.S. Military and was “disillusioned concerning the unequal U.S. society.”

Verifying the authenticity of the feedback attributed to King is not possible.

The company didn’t say when authorities plan to expel King or to the place.

King, who had served in South Korea, sprinted into North Korea whereas on a civilian tour of a border village on July 18, changing into the primary American confirmed to be detained within the North in practically 5 years.

On the time he joined the civilian tour and crossed the border, he was speculated to be heading to Fort Bliss, Texas, following his launch from jail in South Korea on an assault conviction.

Following weeks of silence, North Korea confirmed in August that it had detained King and was questioning the circumstances surrounding his border crossing.