SEOUL, KOMPAS.TV – A rare incident occurred when a South Korean national defected to North Korea.
The South Korean military said a South Korean national crossed the demilitarized zone (DMZ) towards North Korea.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Military (JCS) said it carried out a search operation after detecting people on the eastern side of the DMZ, which separates the two Koreas, Saturday (1/1/2022) night.
“We can confirm that there were people who crossed the demarcation military border line at around 10.40 pm and defected to the North,” said JSC, Sunday (2/1/2022). The Guardian.
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JCS said it could not confirm whether the person was still alive or not.
But they have told the North Korean side through communication hotline military and ask for protection for that person.
The border crossing, which is illegal in South Korea, comes as North Korea implements strict measures to prevent the entry of the coronavirus.
North Korea had closed its borders in early 2020, though it had yet to confirm any infections.
Public and political furore arose in September 2020, after North Korean troops shot dead a South Korean fishing official who went missing at sea.
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