US declines to invoke prisoner of war status for North Korean defector Travis King
New York Post·2023-08-05 08:01
The US has declined to classify US Army defector Travis King as a prisoner of war since he bizarrely fled across the border into North Korea during a tour of the demilitarized zone last month, officials said.
That means King is presently not entitled to the protections provided to POWs under the post WWII Geneva Convention — which is highly sensitive for the military given its commitment to leave no troops behind enemy lines, four US officials told Reuters.
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