Seoul — The South Korean navy mentioned on Monday that a man believed to be a North Korean who defected to the South had crossed the border again into North Korea on New Yr's Day. The unidentified particular person managed to penetrate the closely armed Demilitarized Zone and get previous surveillance tools alongside the closely fortified border close to the East Beach, the navy mentioned. Whereas many North Koreans have defected to the South over time, documented instances of individuals sneaking within the different route are very uncommon. The navy mentioned the person was possible a North Korean defector, and numerous South Korean media reported that it was a former North Korean gymnast who crossed the DMZ from the North by leaping over a fence about 10 ft excessive late in 2020. The so-called "Bounce Defector" was caught on surveillance video climbing over the fence into the South in November 2020, in keeping with the South Korean navy. He has been described as a person in his early 30s who labored as a cleaner after defecting to South Korea. The navy mentioned the person caught in new surveillance video, crossing northward on Saturday, bears a resemblance. Native media say he is believed to have struggled to adapt to his new life in Seoul, however the motivation for his obvious return to North Korea remained unclear on Monday. He was first seen lacking on December 30. After he entered North Korea on New Yr's Day, South Korean officers say he was taken away by three North Korean troopers. Final yr, when a South Korean man illegally crossed into North Korea he was shot to demise and his physique burned. Analysts speculated that North Korean forces have been ordered to take the intense measure out of concern that the person may unfold COVID-19 in North Korea, although it wasn't clear if he had the coronavirus. Jung Gwang Il, founder the No Chain group, which helps North Korean defectors settle outdoors the remoted nation, instructed CBS Information that many defectors wrestle to regulate to the "extremely aggressive society" in South Korea and that surprisingly, many find yourself regretting the choice to go away the so-called "Hermit Kingdom." The surging reputation of South Korean tv and flicks, which make their approach throughout the border by way of unlawful bootlegs, has inspired North Koreans to attempt to escape into the South in hopes of a greater life. However the actuality is that only a few bizarre individuals can afford to reside like these portrayed on South Korean tv. For defectors, who usually aren't certified to hunt high-paying, white-collar jobs within the South, the prospects are even grimmer. North Korean defector-turned-South-Korean-lawmaker Ji Seong-ho wrote Monday on Fb that many defectors have a tough time, with a majority ending up within the South's lowest earnings brackets. "I've a heavy coronary heart listening to that the unidentified one that crossed the border to the North by way of the Goseong area of Gangwon-do, on the primary day of the brand new yr, was revealed by the media that it was a North Korean defector who was economically distressed," mentioned Ji. "In line with the 2020 Ministry of Unification statistical information, 25% of North Korean defectors are recipients of primary residing safety, and 56% of North Korean defectors… are low-income teams." Ryu Hyun-woo, a former North Korean Deputy Ambassador to Kuwait who in 2019 turned the highest-ranking North Korean official to defect to South Korea in years, instructed CBS Information that even with their background, he and his spouse have struggled to construct new lives. "They mentioned I can discover a job if I get a level in South Korea, however I could not even go the primary spherical," he instructed CBS Information. Ryu and his spouse each graduated from Kim Il Sung College within the North, and he went on to work for the International Ministry whereas his spouse dealt with finance for the Kim dynasty's mausoleum. They thought their in-depth data of North Korea's economic system and society would assist land them jobs in South Korea, however South Korean society hasn't welcomed them. They hope their daughter will be capable of examine within the U.S., so she will discover alternatives that they've by no means been afforded.
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