U.S. Demands Release Of American In North Korea

US Calls For Immediate Release Of Kenneth Bae From North Korean Jail -- The Guardian

State Department says there has been a failure to grant due process but does not confirm is envoy will be sent to Pyongyang

The US has called for the immediate release of an American citizen sentenced to 15 years hard labour in a North Korean jail, saying there had been no transparency in the legal system and a failure to grant "due process".

The State Department confirmed reports that Kenneth Bae had received the sentence for allegedly committing "hostile acts" but said it had no further details about the accusations.

Spokesman Patrick Ventrell criticised the "lack of transparency and due process in the legal system". He said representatives from the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang, who were representing Bae in the absence of a US diplomatic presence in North Korea, had not been present at his trial.

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