A former North Korean soldier living in the South is seeking to return to the DPRK through Russia or China, after Seoul blocked his attempt to cross the inter-Korean border earlier this year.

At a press conference on Thursday, 95-year-old former prisoner of war Ahn Hak-sop called on the ROK government to arrange his repatriation through a third country, lamenting that the Lee administration has yet to respond despite his public request for repatriation over three months ago.

“The government said they were reviewing various options, but nothing has happened. How long am I supposed to wait?” 

He further claimed