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North Korean resident crossed the demilitarized zone and the GOP fence in front of him to the civilian control line area in Goseong, Gangwon-do and was captured.
It is presumed to be a defector, but it was confirmed that it was not susceptible to the alert posture of our military, such as it took only a day and a half from initial discovery to recruitment.
Reporter Song In-ho.
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At 10:14 on the night of the 2nd, a GOP surveillance device of the 22nd Division of the Eastern Front was captured by people around the military demarcation line for about 3 seconds.
The disappeared form was captured by surveillance equipment 8 minutes later and another 30 seconds nearby.
The military operated to the maximum level of scientific equipment and added additional troops.
After all the day passed, we captured the figure of a person crossing the GOP fence from north to south at 7:25 pm on the 3rd, with GP surveillance equipment.
However, while crossing the double fence, the alarm sensor did not go off, and troops were dispatched, but the person who crossed the fence quickly disappeared southward on the ramp.
Afterwards, the military struck a blockade that doubled surrounding the civilian control line area in Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, and entered a search operation, and about 9:50 am yesterday secured a recruit of a North Korean male in the 1.5km civilian line area south of the iron fence.
It has been a day and a half since the first capture, and 14 hours after the GOP fence was opened.
The military said that the terrain was rough and there were many surveillance blind spots, but there was no problem with the operation itself.
However, the fact that the sensor of the barbed wire did not sound, that even after capturing the real-time video, the barbed wire was eventually opened and it took a day and a half to secure recruits, and the fact that the unit was where the so-called knock defection occurred in 2012, we thoroughly checked whether the alert failed Some point out that it should be checked.
The military and the National Intelligence Service are verifying the identity, path, and intention of defection of a North Korean man captured, but it is said that they have declared their intention to defect, not a soldier.