North Korean POW in Ukraine: 'There is nothing I can do if they don't take me' (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 16:54
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kboos1@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 18:23 collapse

TLDR-

North Korea sends troops to Ukraine to fight/die for Russia. Tells them that if they are captured then they must commit suicide or be labeled a traitor. Some soldiers fail to properly kill themselves and are captured.

The question now is what to do with them. If they return them to NK then they will probably be tortured and executed, if they grant them asylum in Ukraine or South Korea then NK may use that as an excuse to increase hostility. Geneva convention requires that they return them to NK.

KoboldCoterie@pawb.social on 21 Feb 18:43 next collapse

Send them back to NK. Send them the first leg of the trip on a bus driven by a single unarmed soldier. If the North Koreans somehow manage to overpower the driver and commandeer the bus, and drive it to wherever they please… “Well, shucks, guys, we did what we could.”

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CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org on 21 Feb 20:05 collapse

However, if there is credible risk of torture or persecution, repatriation against a prisoner’s will is prohibited.

That would be a nasty oversight, but it doesn’t actually appear to be the case.