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A |     AI摘要      国民党彰化县长魏平政竞选总部9月6日成立，新北市副市长刘和然将到场背书。    WASHINGTON -- An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.The eight counts against Pvt. Travis King are detailed in a charging document seen by The Associated Press. The officials who confirmed King's confinement spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the charges have not been publicly announced.King's mother, Claudine Gates, said in a statement that she loved her son “unconditionally” and was “extremely concerned about his mental health.”“As his mother, I ask that my son be afforded the presumption of innocence,” she said.Desertion is a very serious charge and can result in imprisonment for as much as three years. King is also accused of kicking and punching other officers last year, unlawfully possessing alcohol, making a false statement and possessing a video of a child engaged in sexual activity. That allegation dates to July 10, the same day he was released from a South Korean prison where he had served nearly two months on assault charges.One week later, King, 23, ran across the heavily fortified border from South Korea and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years. He was set to be sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, where he could have faced potential additional disciplinary actions and discharge.Officials said King was taken to the airport and escorted as far as customs. But instead of getting on the plane, he left and later joined a civilian tour of the Korean border village of Panmunjom. He ran across the border, which is lined with guards and often crowded with tourists, in the afternoon. After about two months, Pyongyang abruptly announced that it would expel him. He was flown on Sept. 28 to an Air Force base in Texas.His release from North Korea was aided by Swedish officials who took King to the Chinese border, where he was met by U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, the Swedish ambassador to China and at least one U.S. Defense Department official. He was then flown to a U.S. military base in South Korea before heading to the U.S.Once back in the U.S., King was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston outside San Antonio. He went through what the military describes as a “reintegration” process that included medical exams, psychological assessments and debriefings. And he was also allowed to meet with family.Because he had willingly run into enemy hands, he legally was kept in military custody throughout that process.At the time, officials said they did not know exactly why North Korea decided to let King go, but suspected Pyongyang determined that as a low-ranking serviceman he had no real value in terms of either leverage or information. King joined the Army in January 2021, and served as a cavalry scout.While he was gone, Army leaders declared him absent without leave, opting to not consider him a deserter, which is far more serious. By declaring King a deserter, the Army would have to conclude that King left and intended to stay away permanently. In times of war, desertion can carry the death penalty.Service members can go AWOL for several days, but may return voluntarily. The punishment can include confinement in the brig, forfeiture of pay or dishonorable discharge and it is largely based on how long they were away and whether they were apprehended or returned on their own.The charging document does not provide significant detail on any of the allegations, though it does accuse King of knowingly possessing a video of a child engaging in sexual conduct last July 10 and says that he solicited a user of Snapchat, a social media platform, to produce images of underage sexual activity.Sean Timmons, an attorney who specializes in military law at the Tully Rinckey law firm and who reviewed the charging document, said all the transactions that occurred on Snapchat were not secure or private and were accessible by the government. “He probably reasonably believed his illegal conduct would have no evidentiary trail, but Snapchat actually saves everything,” Timmons said.___Associated Press writer Tara Copp in Washington contributed to this report.。党部强调贯彻“尊王战略”，否认与王惠美有心结，蓝营大咖将全力辅选助守彰化。         国民党彰化县党部主委萧景田表示，国民党彰化县长魏平政竞选总部将在9月6日成立，备受彰化县长王惠美推荐的新北市副市长刘和然，也已允诺到场替魏平政强力背书，参与辅选行列。         据台湾中时新闻网报道，萧景田说，党部在8月初就公开表示，力邀王惠美担任竞总主委，由于王惠美县长任内备受彰化乡亲肯定，不论王惠美是否同意接任魏竞总工作，蓝营年底选战都会贯彻“尊王战略”，不会变。    另外，针对有媒体名嘴直指王惠美与萧景田因彰化县长提名过程有心结，王在“地方高人”指点下，才一直未与魏平政同框。萧景田闻言笑说，他与王县长私交很好，没心结，两人还同属彰化地方上联谊性组织“金兰会”成员。    萧景田说，王惠美对彰县长选战有个人主张，包括力挺刘和然选县长在内，党部都尽力配合，但他也不讳言，部分因素他也不太理解。

B | 但王政绩好，竞选总需要她帮忙，彰化蓝营尊重王惠美的想法。

C |     蓝营高层说明，外界认为蓝营彰化县长提名过程不尊重基层之说，并非事实。国民党在提名县长之初，就先锁定民代谢衣凤出战彰化县长，但谢家属意让谢衣凤弟弟、彰化县议长谢典霖争取连任，在台湾选举史上，从未出现过“姐姐当市长、弟弟当议长”前例下，谢家最后婉拒郑丽文让谢衣凤出战的邀请，导致谢衣凤一度对中央党部难谅解。

D | 但考量县市长选战，候选人须自筹粮草，国民党中央只能尊重谢家人决定。    随后，王惠美向郑丽文大力推荐刘和然参选彰化县长，由于当时刘才刚与李四川比完新北市长民调，郑认为这是好建议，在今年春节期间，多次探询刘和然转战彰化县长的意愿。

E |     但刘回应近年努力重心都在新北，再加上“家庭因素”，无意选彰化县长，坚持婉谢。虽然王惠美期间仍大力劝进刘和然，但也未能说服刘，国民党中央最后决定征召由与彰化有地缘关系的前国民党考纪会主委魏平政。    直到上周，仍有媒体指王惠美属意刘和然参选，据了解，国民党中央邀请刘和然参加魏竞选总部成立时，也曾提到此事，刘讶异之余，再次表示，他在今年5月中常会正式提名魏平政选县长时，就已亲自告知魏，他也是彰化人，一定全力辅选魏，并愿亲自出席魏平政的竞总成立大会，也盼望能与王惠美同框。    蓝营知情人士说，国民党中央提名彰化县长过程虽一波多折，且比绿营提名过程更晚，能慢慢整合彰化地方派系的时间、空间不多，但魏平政学经历佳，有地缘，近期勤跑基层，声势急起直追。再加上刘和然、侯友宜等蓝营大咖都会在决战关头强力辅选彰化，有助蓝营守住彰化。

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