A rare instance of a defector fleeing through the demilitarised zone was captured on CCTV in 2017 Extraordinary footage of the recent defection of a North Korean soldier across the border to the South has been released. On 13 November the soldier drove up to the border within the Joint Security Area (JSA) and then sprinted to the other side, a hail of bullets following him. The JSA is the only pla
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