[Breaking] North Korean Defector Kim Likely Defected to North Korea via Ganghwado Drainage Channel

[Asia Economy Reporter Yang Nak-gyu] On the 19th, it was reported that a defector named Kim (24) crossed into North Korea through a drainage channel installed under the barbed wire fence around Ganghwa Island.

On the 27th, Kim Jun-rak, spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated at a regular briefing, "It appears that Kim crossed into North Korea around Ganghwa Island, not Gyodong Island, and we have found a bag believed to be Kim's and are conducting a detailed investigation."

The military authorities presumed the defector to be Kim, considering that North Korea described him on the 26th via the Korean Central News Agency as a "South Korean defector who illegally crossed the Military Demarcation Line after three years." Since there are very few defectors from Kaesong and the defection timing is relatively specific at three years ago, the defector community has narrowed down the suspect to a specific individual.

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