north korea sunday presented to the media the american who ... ( associated press ) pyongyang , north korea ( ap ) — north korea on sunday presented to the media an american man who says he illegally crossed into the country but has not been put into custody and is seeking asylum in venezuela .
arturo pierre martinez , 29 , of el paso , texas , said he entered north korea by crossing the river border with china .
 
he took out a payday loan online and left for china .
arturo pierre martinez , 29 , delivers his statement at a press conference he said he requested .
 
the man said he was arturo pierre martinez , 29 , of el paso , texas .
in his comments to reporters , martinez strongly criticized the u.s. for alleged human rights violations .
she said the u.s. embassy in beijing was looking for him .