It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector



News It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector Human surveillance units only reported two out of 10 incidents where cameras recorded a man crossing the border Won-Gi Jung February 23, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Republic of Korea Armed Forces The South Korean military failed to immediately apprehend a male North Korean defector who crossed the border earlier this month, despite the fact that surveillance cameras captured the man’s movements 10 separate times at the heavily-fortified border. On Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that human surveillance units only reported two of the 10 incidents where the North Korean man was recorded by automated cameras. The South Korean military failed to immediately apprehend a male North Korean defector who crossed the border earlier this month, despite the fact that surveillance cameras captured the man’s movements 10 separate times at the heavily-fortified border. On Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that human surveillance units only reported two of the 10 incidents where the North Korean man was recorded by automated cameras. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector

Human surveillance units only reported two out of 10 incidents where cameras recorded a man crossing the border

Won-Gi Jung February 23, 2021

It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector

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The South Korean military failed to immediately apprehend a male North Korean defector who crossed the border earlier this month, despite the fact that surveillance cameras captured the man’s movements 10 separate times at the heavily-fortified border.

On Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that human surveillance units only reported two of the 10 incidents where the North Korean man was recorded by automated cameras.

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