A North Korean university has named the US citizen detained on Saturday as Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim. The Korean-American lecturer had taught at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) for several weeks prior to his arrest. The investigation into Kim was for matters "not connected in any way" to the university, PUST said. According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, Kim, who is in his late 50s, was involved in aid programmes and had been in North Korea to discuss relief activities. The US has in the past accused North Korea of detaining its citizens to use them as pawns.

Source: The Star April 24, 2017 03:00 UTC