North Korea Sentences American To 15 Years' Hard Labour

Kenneth Bae, an American citizen, has been given 15 years' hard labour in North Korea. Photograph: Remember Ken Bae Facebook page

North Korea Sentences Kenneth Bae To 15 Years' Hard Labour For Unspecified Crimes -- The Guardian

Regime may be hoping to bargain with US over American citizen held since November 2012 on vague charge of crimes against state

A North Korean court has sentenced the US citizen Kenneth Bae to 15 years, hard labour after finding him guilty of unspecified crimes against the state in a move possibly intended to force concessions from Washington.

Bae was arrested in November 2012 in Rason, a special economic zone in North Korea's far north-eastern region bordering China and Russia. His trial at the country's supreme court began on Tuesday, according to the official KCNA news agency, which referred to Bae as Pae Jun-ho, the North Korean rendering of his name. The sentence was announced on Thursday.

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