STUDENTS OF ELITESIt added that Kim was "under detention by a relevant law enforcement body, which is conducting detailed investigation into his crimes". Kim had been teaching accounting at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), which said last month that the professor had been held. Kim is a former professor at Yanbian University of Science and Technology in China, close to the Korean border. Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years in 2016 for stealing a propaganda material and for "crimes against the state". Trump has suggested military action could be on the table in the past but on Monday seemed to soften his message, saying he would be "honoured" to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un under the right conditions.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2017 19:52 UTC