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Jenkins surrenders to U.S. military

Charles Robert Jenkins

Standing stiffly at attention and rendering a long salute, accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Robert Jenkins surrendered to U.S. military authorities at a base near Tokyo on Sept. 11 to face charges that he left his Army unit in 1965 and defected to North Korea.

Jenkins, 64, turned himself in at the U.S. Army's Camp Zama accompanied by his wife, Hitomi Soga, and North Korean-born daughters, Mika and Belinda.

He saluted and stood at attention before entering the provost martial's office to be put back on active duty as a sergeant.

"Sir, I'm Sgt. Jenkins and I'm reporting," Jenkins said as he met the provost.

U.S. military officials said he would not be arrested immediately.

"He'll be treated with dignity and fairness, and he's innocent until proven guilty," said Army spokesman Maj. John Amberg.

Jenkins is charged with defecting to the North, where he lived for 39 years, and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.

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