The North’s official news agency said authorities finished their questioning of Travis King, but did not say when officials plan to expel him or to where.
North Korea has decided to expel US soldier Travis King, who was detained after crossing the border from the South in July, Pyongyangâs state news agency said on Wednesday.
King ran across the border on July 18 after joining a sightseeing tour of the Demilitarised Zone between the two Koreas.
Last month, Pyongyang confirmed it was holding the US soldier, saying King had defected to North Korea to escape âmistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Armyâ.
But after completing its investigation, Pyongyang has âdecided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the US Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republicâ, the Korean Central News Agency said on Wednesday, using the Northâs formal name.
King ran across the border on July 18 after joining a sightseeing tour of the Demilitarised Zone between the two Koreas.
Last month, Pyongyang confirmed it was holding the US soldier, saying King had defected to North Korea to escape âmistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Armyâ.
But after completing its investigation, Pyongyang has âdecided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the US Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republicâ, the Korean Central News Agency said on Wednesday, using the Northâs formal name.
It did not give any details about where or when King would be released.
After a drunken pub fight, an incident with police and a stay in South Korean jail, Private Second Class King was being taken to the airport in July to fly back to Texas.
But instead of travelling to Fort Bliss for disciplinary hearings, King sneaked away, joined a Demilitarised Zone sightseeing trip and slipped over the border.
King, 23, was among about 28,000 US troops stationed in South Korea as deterrence against potential aggression from North Korea.
