North Korea Violated Armistice When Firing, Crossing Border, UN Says

Latest in series of violations of armistice by the North Korean regime

United Nations Command spokesman Colonel Chad G. Carroll shows a surveillance TV footage containing the moment of defection of a North Korean Soldier, during a press briefing at the Defence Ministry in Seoul on Nov. 22, 2017. A North Korean soldier crossed the border into the South in breach of a 1953 armistice agreement as he pursued a defector who was shot last week, the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Nov. 22. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images

North Korea violated its armistice with United Nations Command (UNC) when its soldiers opened fire on a soldier attempting to defect by crossing through the joint security area where the North and South Korean soldiers stand face-to-face.

While the UNC is looking for a way to prevent future violations, North Korea has repeatedly announced that it had withdrawn from the armistice. North Korea’s previous violations of the agreement have been more severe.

UNC Investigation

The UNC completed an investigation of the incident on Monday and issued its finding on Nov, 21. North Korea violated the armistice twice during the incident, it said.