The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday said Travis King, the U.S. soldier who crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into the country last month, has admitted that he "illegally intruded" due to "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army," state agency KCNA reported.
The report also claimed that King expressed a willingness to seek refuge in the DPRK or in a third country.
The Pentagon on Tuesday said it could not verify the alleged comments made by 23-year-old Private 2nd Class Travis King carried by the KCNA report but that Washington remained focused on his safe return.
"We remain focused on his safe return. The department's priority is to bring Private King home, and that we are working through all available channels to achieve that outcome," a Pentagon spokesperson said.
also
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2023/08/north-korea-says-u-s-soldier-travis-king-wants-to-stay-blames-racism/
Pretty sure this is the DRPK making him say this for propaganda
Western news claim that Travis King was about to face disciplinary action on return to the USA after serving a detention. He allegedly also had 2 sexual allegations against him and he has been aggressive in Korea before
Normally this would be the media trying to make the victim of police brutality look like they deserved it by bringing up the dirt in the past but this guy is an American soldier in Korea, this is the default behavior
Yeah this feels more like an idiot American being an idiot American, i imagine DPRK sends him back