• cfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    Assuming he is actually telling the truth then i don’t see why the DPRK authorities couldn’t just send him on to China, or better yet, Russia where they have a proven track record of taking in asylum seekers fleeing persecution by the US government.

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      1 year ago

      More than likely he failed their version of a mental health check. If the guy had adequate mental facilities he would probably still be held under suspension of being a spy, or they’d prob have used him as a bartering/political piece.

      I think this guy probably just had a metal health crisis after doing usual GI shit in South Korea and getting the book thrown at him. Stuff that you used to be able to get away with a lot more of even 5 years ago. Most of Americas imperial holdings have lost their patients in regards to the behaviour of us military personnel.

      • relay@lemmygrad.ml
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        The patients realized that the American healthcare system was not worth the costs and transferred to better more affordable hospitals.