- Joined
- Apr 13, 2011
- Messages
- 34,951
- Reaction score
- 16,311
- Gender
- Undisclosed
- Political Leaning
- Socialist
A North Korean court has sentenced an American national to six-years hard labour for "hostile acts" against Pyongyang.
Matthew Miller, was arrested in April after arriving as a tourist.
Authorities claim he ripped up his visa and sought asylum in the country.
During the trial the court saw notes written that claim the 24-year-old became a fugitive because of his involvement with Wikileaks.
It is unclear how these notes came to be written or why.
Video @: Young American sentenced to six-years hard labour in North Korea
Another American citizen sentenced to an incredibly harsh sentence in the DPRK. I certainly hope we can bring them all home at some point through negotiations.