Texan Arturo Pierre Martinez found his way into North Korea and in front of state provided microphones in order to denounce the U.S. government Sunday morning.
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An American who said he crossed illegally into North Korea denounced the United States political and economic system Sunday morning at a press conference in that country.
The man said he was Arturo Pierre Martinez, 29, a U.S. citizen raised in El Paso, Texas.
Martinez’s mother, Patricia Eugenia Martinez of El Paso, said their son was bipolar and earlier tried to enter North Korea by swimming across a river, only to be stopped and shipped back to the United States, where he was placed in a California psychiatric hospital.
“Then he got out,” she said. “He is very smart and he got the court to let him out and instead of coming home to us he bought a ticket and left for China. He took out a payday loan online and left for China.”
She said the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is looking for him.
“My son is very intelligent,” she said. “He said he wanted to protect Latinos and he worried about the world and about people. At 15 he obtained his computer certificate. He loves to read and write and work on the computer. He loved to help poor people. He is our only child.”
Well, good luck in the work camps, Arturo!