Here’s look at the three Americans, who were held by North Korea for alleged subversion, espionage and other unspecified hostile acts:——KIM DONG CHULKim, a South Korean-born U.S. citizen, is the longest-serving detainee among the three. He received a 10-year prison term with hard labour in April 2016 for allegedly “perpetrating state subversive plots and espionage against” North Korea. Other foreigners have been presented at news conferences in North Korea and admitted crimes against the North, but many said after they were released that their confessions were given involuntarily and under duress. He made at least seven trips to North Korea to teach. He was detained on May 6, 2017, for engaging in unspecified “hostile acts” against North Korea, KCNA reported.

Source: National Post May 09, 2018 13:13 UTC