North Korea defector likely crossed border back to North: South Korea

A man who was spotted crossing the border into North Korea on New Year's Day is highly likely to have been a North Korean man who defected to the South through the same area in November 2020, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official.After the defection, the man was working as a janitor and complained of life in South Korea due to economic difficulties, according to local media reports. Repeated border breaches have led to criticism of the military for its failure to prevent them.The latest border crossing occurred within the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Gang…READ FULL ARTICLE