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Korean-American in North Korea confesses to stealing secrets - media
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:01am EDT
Korean-American in North Korea confesses to stealing secrets - media
SEOUL | BY JACK KIM AND JAMES PEARSON
A Korean-American man detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North's official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday.
North Korea, which has been criticized for its human rights record, has in the past used detained Americans to extract high-profile visits from the United States, with which it has no formal diplomatic relations.
Kim Dong Chul, who has previously said he was a naturalised American citizen and was arrested in North Korea in October, admitted to committing "unpardonable espionage" under the direction of the U.S. and South Korean governments and deeply apologised for his crimes, the North's KCNA news agency said.
"The extraordinary crime I committed was defaming and insulting the republic's highest dignity and its system and spreading false propaganda aimed at breaking down its solidarity," KCNA quoted Kim as saying.
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Korean-American in North Korea confesses to stealing secrets - media
SEOUL | BY JACK KIM AND JAMES PEARSON
A Korean-American man detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North's official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday.
North Korea, which has been criticized for its human rights record, has in the past used detained Americans to extract high-profile visits from the United States, with which it has no formal diplomatic relations.
Kim Dong Chul, who has previously said he was a naturalised American citizen and was arrested in North Korea in October, admitted to committing "unpardonable espionage" under the direction of the U.S. and South Korean governments and deeply apologised for his crimes, the North's KCNA news agency said.
"The extraordinary crime I committed was defaming and insulting the republic's highest dignity and its system and spreading false propaganda aimed at breaking down its solidarity," KCNA quoted Kim as saying.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-usa-confession-idUSKCN0WR0G7