North Korea: Detained American tourist has ‘admitted his crime’

Worldwide, Daily news | | December 22, 2012 14:47

North Korea confirmed on Friday that it had detained an American tourist on charges of perpetrating a crime against the state and said it is putting him through criminal proceedings, indicating it is set to try him.

Kenneth Bae, a Korean American tourist who traveled to visit North Korea last month, was detained by police in the reclusive state, associates of his family and activists in Seoul said last week.
His custody comes amid tension between Pyongyang and Washington over a recent North Koreanrocket launch, which U.S. officials consider a provocative test of ballistic missile technology.
“In the process of investigation, evidence proving that he committed a crime against the DPRK was revealed. He admitted his crime,” the state news agency KCNA reported.
KCNA said Swedish Embassy officials had visited Bae on Friday but provided no details of his condition or of the crime he was charged with.
Sweden handles the affairs of U.S. citizens in North Korea because the United States does not have diplomatic relations with North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as it is officially known.
According to North Korean law, the punishment for hostile acts against the state is five to 10 years of hard labor.
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