I guess he didn’t want to stick around for the Olympic torch relay in North Korea:
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea through the inter-Korean border, marking the first defection by a military officer via the heavily-fortified border in 10 years, an official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.
The North Korean, identified only by his surname Ri, crossed the border shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday and told South Korean guards that he was seeking asylum, the official said, asking not to be identified. [Yonhap]
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6:06 am on April 29th, 2008 1
[...] looks like ROK Drop posted it first. All the same, little info is [...]
6:07 am on April 29th, 2008 2
This is the first news i have seen of a KPA crossing the DMZ. I read about it in news archives, but to see it in breaking news is interesting. I hope more information is available.
11:13 am on April 29th, 2008 3
Considering the treatment of North Korean defectors during the last ten years, this could be the beginning of a trend, now that the appeasement governments are history. Its worth watching to see if more make the trip.
11:16 am on April 29th, 2008 4
It is well worth to watch.
1:00 pm on April 29th, 2008 5
[...] See also: GI Korea. [...]