A former marine was arrested after conducting a raid on North Korea’s embassy in Spain. The Hill reports:
U.S. authorities arrested a former Marine after a February raid on the North Korean embassy in Spain, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Christopher Ahn, a former Marine and member of a group known as Free Joseon that aims to overthrow North Korean leadership, was arrested Thursday. He appeared in federal court Friday and a judge agreed to seal his case, the Post reported.
Federal authorities also raided Free Joseon leader Adrian Hong’s apartment, sources told The Post.
The arrest came after a raid in which masked individuals tied up staffers, took computers and escaped to the U.S., sources told the newspaper. Free Joseon reportedly claimed responsibility for the raid in March after a Spanish judge accused Hong and two others of engaging in the embassy raid.
Although the attack cannot be condoned, it is shocking that the US government responded to a request for arrest of a US citizen, a veteran no less, from the despotic regime of North Korea. Hopefully, Ahn will not be extradited to the brutal dictatorship that would punish him severely.
An American Citizen/Veteran being sent to North Korea for Trail? There’s something very wrong here. The POTUS needs to know, tweet like Crazy, People (to POTUS)!!!
Correction: It’s ”Trial” not trail!
I wonder how many here who consider themselves “super” American patriots understand BOTH American AND international which we’ve agreed to. The man’s attack was an attack on a sovereign nation on its soil. That could be considered an act of war.
Despite the True Daily staff’s claim, not only are they condoning the actions of an American committing a criminal act, they’re encouraging it. Otherwise they wouldn’t have said the “Deep State” arrested a veteran. Having served in S. Korea and seen the desire to reunite the peninsula as a free country, his actions can’t be tolerated. While he should be punished, we must not extradite him to N. Korea.
I agree totally. BTW, it was NOT “the deep state”, it’s called international Law Enforcement. This disturbed man perpetrated an act of war against a sovereign government. He deserves everything he gets. Even former marines can be mentally ill!
JUST TO REMIND EVERY ONE IN UNITED STATES, THAT YOUR FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.
We need to fight back!! Decent people everywhere are getting overrun!!
I will always take the side of a US Veteran.
How many of you have served in the United States of America military.
If this were an American Embassy anywhere in the world, you guys would be screaming your heads off for extradition. I say extradite him. Since he was former military (especially a grunt) let him pass away through a slow death by torture. That will teach other conservatives to leave well enough alone.
Vladilyich is a Traitor. He doesn’t belong in America! DEPORT!
To where? I was born here and have a valid passport. 🙂 Not even Trumphole has the authority to remove citizenship unless you were naturalized. Read your Constitution.
Actually there is a mechanism that can revoke non-naturalized citizen’s citizen ship, but to the best of my knowledge it’s never been used. It involves high treason and aiding and abetting a national adversary and declaring allegiance to that adversary
Vladilyich, you must be a troll. My question is how many rubles do you earn per post?
No bonus, just my 15,000R retirement each month ON TOP of Social Security, which I also paid into.
LET’S DEEPSIX THE DEEP STATE!!!
He had the right sentiment, but the wrong reaction.
Although I can sympathize with his stance, what he did was terrorism. The govt was right in arresting him.
He deserves what he gets! Nuts as a Democrat!