Provide smart image-It is believed that a North Korean man arrested in the area of the civilian access control line on the coast of Goseong, Gangwon-do on the morning of the 16th, wore a wetsuit and flippers, swam to the south, and passed through a drainage channel near the Unification Observatory.
In the process, it was revealed that the military had already been detected by other surveillance equipment before 4:20 am for the first time to check for abnormalities through CCTV, but appropriate measures were not taken.
On the 17th, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “The personnel who secured the recruits yesterday (16th) by our military (estimated defection) wore wetsuits and flippers, went up to the shore near the Unification Observation Deck in the south of the GOP through the sea and passed the drainage at the bottom of the coastline It is estimated.”
According to the military, the man was identified by CCTV at the Civil Control Line checkpoint while traveling from north to south along the road at around 4:20. Subsequently, military forces were put in, and they were captured at around 7:20.
East coast border area. yunhap news-However, in this process, the warfare posture inspection office confirmed the unit’s coastal border operations and the management of the guard facilities, and it turned out that the man was caught by our military surveillance equipment several times after he came to the shore.
Nevertheless, proper measures were not taken, and it was confirmed that blocking facilities to prevent people from leaving or entering the drainage ditch were insufficient. It is similar to the so-called’North Korean defector’s visit to North Korea incident’ in July of last year through a drainage passage that was not properly managed under the Wolgot-ri railroad fence in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff added, “We are seriously aware of this situation and are conducting a field investigation jointly with the Ground Operations Command, and we will prepare follow-up measures according to the investigation results and take strict measures.”
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