North Korean defector transferred to South Korean military hospital
16 Dec 2017 5:06 PM GMT
SEOUL: A North Korean soldier who suffered critical gunshot wounds during a defection dash across the border to South Korea has been transferred to a military hospital, a South Korean intelligence official said on Saturday.
The North Korean soldier, 24-year-old Oh Chong Song, was transferred to the military hospital on Friday from a trauma center at Ajou University Hospital south of Seoul, where his treatment for gunshot wounds and pre-existing conditions included two major operations.
"Oh has been transferred to South Korea's military hospital and South Korea's intelligence services will soon schedule the security questioning process depending on Oh's condition," the intelligence official said.
The North Korean soldier, 24-year-old Oh Chong Song, was transferred to the military hospital on Friday from a trauma centre at Ajou University Hospital south of Seoul, where his treatment for gunshot wounds and pre-existing conditions included two major operations.
"Oh has been transferred to South Korea's military hospital and South Korea's intelligence services will soon schedule the security questioning process depending on soldier Oh's condition," the intelligence official said.
The official, who declined to be identified, also declined to provide a specific schedule for Oh's questioning.
Oh was shot and badly wounded by his fellow North Korean soldiers while fleeing across the border into the South in November.
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