Is this the documentary that got a U.S. citizen sentenced to hard labor in North Korea?
By Max Fisher, Published: May 9, 2013 at 5:52 pm
In November, North Korean officials arrested an American citizen named Kenneth Bae who was on what was supposed to be a five-day guided tour of the North Korean city of Rason. Bae was charged with unspecified crimes against the state and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
Now, finally, North Korea has released, through official state media, its case against Bae. They appear, based on write-ups of the release in the Associated Press and NK News, to have made three charges:
(1) They say that Bae gave lectures and/or Christian sermons (he’s reportedly quite devout and, North Korea says, was preaching in China as a missionary) denigrating the North Korean regime. Though he’s accused of calling for the government’s downfall, notoriously sensitive Pyongyang officials might have mistaken criticism for subversion.
(2) North Korea also charges that Bae “infiltrated” 250 students into Rason and tried to establish a base of anti-regime activity in his hotel there. It’s not clear what any of this means but don’t be surprised, again, if North Korea is exaggerating.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/09/is-this-the-documentary-that-got-a-u-s-citizen-sentenced-to-hard-labor-in-north-korea/