[정치]軍 “North Korean civilian male swims 6 hours in winter sea…

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Yesterday (16th), it was confirmed that a North Korean man caught near the civilian control line in the East Sea of ​​Gangwon-do was a civilian and swam over the winter sea for 6 hours.

After the landing, it was detected several times by military surveillance equipment, but no action was taken, and it was found that it had been walking down 5km along Route 7.

Reporter Seungyoon Lee on the report.

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While a North Korean man traveled to South Korea on the East Sea Civil Line, the military’s vigilance operation turned out to be a mess.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff explains that it is believed that footprints, flippers, and wetsuits were found on the shore near the Unification Observatory, which is 3km south of the Military Demarcation Line, and swam over the sea.

The man walked 5km along National Route 7 through a drainage ditch under the coastal railing and descended southward.

No action was taken until it was detected by CCTV at the Civil Control Line checkpoint at 4:20 am on the 16th.

[박정환 중장 / 합참작전본부장 : 미상 인원이 해안으로 상륙한 이후에 감시 장비에 몇차례 포착되었지만 해당 부대는 적절한 조치를 하지 않았습니다. 또 해안 철책 하단 배수로가 훼손되어 있음을 확인하였습니다.]

The wetsuit worn by a North Korean man who declared his intention to defect was delivered in the form of a rubber headband.

Defense Minister Seo-wook said that the North Korean man was identified as a civilian, and said that he had swam for six hours and returned to the south.

[서욱 / 국방부 장관 : 잠수 해서 수영을 해서 수영을 한 6시간 내외 될 거라고 진술한 걸로 알고 있는데 (10km를 6시간 수영하기 어려워요, 겨울에….) 조류도 있고 그 다음에 그 친구가 살고 있는 곳이나 이런 것을 보면….]

The Joint Chiefs of Staff assessed that clear errors were identified in coastal surveillance and surveillance operations, such as guard operations personnel and management of guard facilities.

Defense Minister Seo Wook said he was sorry for causing disappointment to the people and said he would thoroughly follow up.

The military, who did not censure against the 22nd Division, which is the same unit, at the time of the defection in November last year, expressed the seriousness of the situation by emphasizing that it would take strict measures according to the results of the investigation.

YTN Seungyoon Lee[[email protected]]is.

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