The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on June 24 that they secured a North Korean soldier who crossed the Military Demarcation Line at the central front on the night of June 23.
The Joint Chiefs stated, "Relevant details are under investigation by the appropriate agencies," adding that the soldier has expressed a desire to defect.
This marks the fourth defection case since the inauguration of the Lee Jae-myung administration, and the second involving a soldier. In October of last year, another North Korean soldier crossed the Military Demarcation Line and also expressed a desire to defect, after which he was handed over to relevant authorities.
Additionally, a male civilian crossed the central front's Military Demarcation Line on July 3 last year, and another male civilian was rescued from an area south of the midpoint of the Han River Neutral Zone on July 31 of the same year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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