Related News
2 American journalists sentenced in DPRK
Source: Xinhua |
June 8, 2009, Monday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
THE Central Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) sentenced two American journalists to 12 years of reform through labor, the official Korean Central News Agency reported today.
The trial of American journalists Laura Ling and Seung-eun Lee was held from June 4 to 8, the report said.
The trial confirmed the crime the two female journalists committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing as they had already been indicted and sentenced each of them to 12 years of reform through labor, it said.
Seung-eun Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, were detained on March 17 along the DPRK-Chinese border.
The DPRK accused the pair, who work for Current TV in California, of illegally intruding into its territory with "hostile intent."
The two jailed journalists had been visited by Sweden's ambassador to the DPRK on behalf of Washington which has no diplomatic ties with Pyongyang.
The trial of American journalists Laura Ling and Seung-eun Lee was held from June 4 to 8, the report said.
The trial confirmed the crime the two female journalists committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing as they had already been indicted and sentenced each of them to 12 years of reform through labor, it said.
Seung-eun Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, were detained on March 17 along the DPRK-Chinese border.
The DPRK accused the pair, who work for Current TV in California, of illegally intruding into its territory with "hostile intent."
The two jailed journalists had been visited by Sweden's ambassador to the DPRK on behalf of Washington which has no diplomatic ties with Pyongyang.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
