{"id":49089,"date":"2021-07-21T13:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T04:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=49089"},"modified":"2021-07-21T14:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T05:42:53","slug":"north-korean-soldier-deserts-haeju-military-unit-armed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-soldier-deserts-haeju-military-unit-armed\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean soldier deserts his Haeju-based military unit while armed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An armed North Korean soldier recently deserted from his unit, the 4th Corps in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Daily NK source on June 27, a soldier in his 20s, surnamed Kang, deserted his post during his night shift around 1 AM on June 17, still armed with an assault rifle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kang enlisted in 2018 and was assigned to a 4th Corps command guard company after basic training. He was bullied relentlessly by superiors, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kang was often forced to work overtime during night shifts. When he protested, he was beaten for his \u201crebelliousness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46787\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/\u110b\u1167\u11af\u1107\u1167\u11bc\u1109\u1175\u11a8_6-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/\u110b\u1167\u11af\u1107\u1167\u11bc\u1109\u1175\u11a8_6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/\u110b\u1167\u11af\u1107\u1167\u11bc\u1109\u1175\u11a8_6-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/\u110b\u1167\u11af\u1107\u1167\u11bc\u1109\u1175\u11a8_6-1-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/\u110b\u1167\u11af\u1107\u1167\u11bc\u1109\u1175\u11a8_6-1.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soldiers marching during the Party Foundation Day military parade on Oct. 10, 2020. \/ Image: KCNA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resentment against his superiors appears to be the main reason for his desertion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the North Korean military authorities\u2019 efforts to educate young people with ideological training that emphasizes the \u201csacred honor\u201d of \u201cprotecting the motherland,\u201d there continues to be criticism inside the military about repeated instances of abuse and lack of discipline, which includes blatant demands for bribes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kang\u2019s desertion took place during the Third Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the Workers\u2019 Party of Korea (June 15-18). This shocked not only his military unit but the whole area of Haeju as well, according to the source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe command officers are expected to face serious consequences along with Kang, because the armed desertion happened during a major political event,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOfficers under the 4th Corps as well as the division and brigade officers have been ordered to arrest Kang and \u2018use deadly force if met with resistance,\u2019\u201d the source added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by Kyungmin Kim<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/%ec%83%81%ec%8a%b5-%ea%b5%ac%ed%83%80%c2%b7%ea%b4%b4%eb%a1%ad%ed%9e%98%ec%97%90-%eb%81%9d%eb%82%b4-%eb%b6%81%ed%95%9c-4%ea%b5%b0%eb%8b%a8-%ea%b5%b0%ec%9d%b8-%eb%ac%b4%ec%9e%a5%ed%83%88%ec%98%81\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An armed North Korean soldier recently deserted from his unit, the 4th Corps in Haeju, South Hwanghae Province, Daily NK has learned. 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