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Hospitalized American jailed in North Korea appears well: Swedish diplomat
Source: Reuters
Hospitalized American jailed in North Korea appears well: Swedish diplomat
STOCKHOLM | Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:35am EDT
(Reuters) - Sweden confirmed on Monday it had visited a hospitalized U.S. Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea and said that he was well, considering the circumstances.
Kenneth Bae was sentenced in May to 15 years of hard labor after North Korea's Supreme Court convicted him of state subversion. The court said Bae, 45, had used his tourism business to form groups to overthrow the government.
Bae's sister, Terri Chung, said on Saturday he was in deteriorating health and had been moved from a prison work camp to a hospital.
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STOCKHOLM | Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:35am EDT
(Reuters) - Sweden confirmed on Monday it had visited a hospitalized U.S. Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea and said that he was well, considering the circumstances.
Kenneth Bae was sentenced in May to 15 years of hard labor after North Korea's Supreme Court convicted him of state subversion. The court said Bae, 45, had used his tourism business to form groups to overthrow the government.
Bae's sister, Terri Chung, said on Saturday he was in deteriorating health and had been moved from a prison work camp to a hospital.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/us-korea-north-american-idUSBRE97B0F820130812