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The Difficult Case of Army Private Travis King

PAJU, SOUTH KOREA – JULY 19: A woman walks past prayer ribbons wishing for reunification of the two Koreas on the wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on July 19, 2023 in Paju, South Korea. A U.S. soldier who had served in South Korea crossed the military demarcation line separating the two Koreas into North Korea without authorization. The man moved into the North during a tour at the Panmunjom Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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Posted: August 15th, 2023

By The Cipher Brief

PAJU, SOUTH KOREA – JULY 19: A U.S. soldier crossed the military demarcation line separating the two Koreas without authorization. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Update 8/16 – After this story was published, North Korea issued a statement saying that Pvt. Travis King told North Korean authorities that he “harbored ill feelings against inhuman mistreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.”

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