Releasing final results of investigation into his border crossing in July, KCNA said King has harboured ill feelings over inhumane treatment & racial discrimination within US army.
For decades Pyongyang has highlighted racial discrimination in the US, and analysts say it will likely use King's case to resist pressure over human rights.
North Korean investigators have concluded that Travis King crossed deliberately and illegally, with the intent to stay in the North or in a third country, state news agency KCNA said.
Dressed in civvies, King broke off from a group of 40 tourists being guided around the Joint Security Area inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and sprinted across the border.
Travis King ran over the border Tuesday while on a civilian tour of the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas, and US officials say they have yet to ascertain his fate.
A series of pronouncements by CJI Surya Kant-led benches last week—from Sabarimala to CAA and freebies—are set to resonate in the coming Assembly elections.
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.
COMMENTS