Actually I can believe that he’s a victim, because the US army tends to protect their actual criminals and prosecute the whistleblowers.

I am curious why that soldier faced disciplinary action in the first place. US soldiers aren’t exactly famous for good ethics, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he committed acts heinous enough to warrant escape.

The DPRK should investigate what he did and sentence him according to their laws.

I linked to an article elsewhere in this thread – looks like he got in a fight with a Korean civilian and was disorderly/combative with cops when arrested.